पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 26, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।

"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	40.91°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	44.09°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	59.24°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	16.47°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	169.03°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शुक्र Śukra	355.08°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	241.70°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:20 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:52 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:32 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:06 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 32 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 27 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:16 – 03:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:02 – 04:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:42 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:40 – 20:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:52 – 20:31
Amṛta Kāla	19:37 – 21:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:10 – 12:06
Yamaganda	15:59 – 17:56
Gulika Kāla	06:17 – 08:13
Varjyam	04:59 – 05:24
Dur Muhūrta	07:58 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:20 – 06:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:17 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:13 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:10 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:06 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:03 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:59 – 17:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:56 – 19:52 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	19:52 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:56 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:59 – 23:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:03 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:06 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:10 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:13 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:17 – 04:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869434.27
Julian Day	2457899.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0960°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	2.43°

🪷 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 (24.0960°), declination 21.13°, EoT 3.12 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: 2017-05-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)