पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · July 24, 2017 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 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.26°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra105.86°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.94°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha123.42°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.54°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra56.95°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani237.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:37 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:54 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:24 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:16 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 17 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 42 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:34 – 03:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:20 – 04:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:50
Godhūli Muhūrta19:42 – 20:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:54 – 20:33
Amṛta Kāla19:39 – 21:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:31 – 08:26
Yamaganda10:21 – 12:15
Gulika Kāla14:10 – 16:05
Varjyam05:15 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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 Amṛta04:37 – 06:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:31 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:26 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:15 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:10 – 16:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha16:05 – 18:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta18:00 – 19:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:54 – 21:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha21:00 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta22:05 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:10 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:15 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:26 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:31 – 04:37 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869493.27
Julian Day2457958.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0983°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.45°
🪷 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 (24.0983°), declination 19.85°, EoT -6.16 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: 2017-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)