पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 17, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.29 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्धेर्भेदं धृतेश्चैव गुणतस्त्रिविधं श्रृणु।प्रोच्यमानमशेषेण पृथक्त्वेन धनञ्जय।।18.29।।
"18.29 Reason and conviction are threefold, according to the Quality which is dominant. I will explain them fully and severally, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.25°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra56.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.33°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha136.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.97°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra84.81°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani236.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:03 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:54 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 11 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 48 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:14 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:56 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:54
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:46
Yamaganda05:07 – 06:54
Gulika Kāla08:40 – 10:27
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:07 – 06:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:54 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:40 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:27 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:46 – 17:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:32 – 19:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:19 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:32 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:46 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:27 – 02:40 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:40 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:54 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869517.27
Julian Day2457982.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0992°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.30°
🪷 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 13.41°, EoT -3.75 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: 2017-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)