पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 22, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.06°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra128.55°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.51°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha133.77°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.80°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra90.73°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani236.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:35 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:16 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 55 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 04 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:25
Yamaganda08:43 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:56
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:14 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:58 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:43 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:25 – 19:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:10 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:25 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:43 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:58 – 05:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869522.27
Julian Day2457987.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0994°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.17°
🪷 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 (24.0994°), declination 11.77°, EoT -2.54 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: 2017-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)