पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · July 22, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.35°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra76.26°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.66°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha120.90°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.31°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra54.68°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani237.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:34 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:57 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:04 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:54 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 22 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 37 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:31 – 03:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:17 – 04:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:45 – 20:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:57 – 20:35
Amṛta Kāla19:42 – 21:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:25 – 10:20
Yamaganda14:11 – 16:06
Gulika Kāla04:34 – 06:30
Varjyam05:13 – 05:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:34 – 06:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:30 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:25 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 14:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:11 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:06 – 18:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:01 – 19:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:57 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:01 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:06 – 23:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:11 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:25 – 03:30 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:30 – 04:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869491.27
Julian Day2457956.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0982°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.64°
🪷 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 (24.0982°), declination 20.26°, EoT -6.10 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: 2017-07-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)