पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 2, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.39 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः।

त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते।।6.39।।
"6.39 My Lord! Thou art worthy to solve this doubt once and for all; save Thyself there is no one competent to do so." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.11°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra95.76°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha129.13°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.57°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra121.29°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani225.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

Seattle, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-8)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:43 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:55 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:13 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 54 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 05 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:49 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:31 – 19:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:43 – 20:20
Amṛta Kāla19:28 – 21:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:59 – 17:51
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 14:07
Varjyam05:25 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:48 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:40 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:59 – 17:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:51 – 19:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:43 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:51 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:59 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:40 – 04:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°
Longitude: -122.3321°
Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869137.27
Julian Day2457602.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0847°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.27°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0847°), declination 17.69°, EoT -5.95 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2016-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)