पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 16, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.28'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	119.28°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	42.30°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	112.69°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	137.02°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	174.80°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	83.63°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	237.00°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:06 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:21 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:20 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:51 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 14 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 45 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:12 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:55 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:36 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:09 – 19:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:21 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla	19:06 – 20:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:13 – 14:00
Yamaganda	06:53 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla	10:26 – 12:13
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

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):
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 Labha	05:06 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:53 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:40 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:26 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:13 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	14:00 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:47 – 17:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:34 – 19:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:21 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:34 – 21:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:47 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	23:00 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:13 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:26 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:40 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:53 – 05:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + 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)	1869516.27
Julian Day	2457981.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0992°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	284.86°

🪷 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 (24.0992°), declination 13.72°, EoT -3.97 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: 2017-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)