पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 31, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।
"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.43'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra242.27°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.24°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha126.12°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.40°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra101.46°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani236.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:12 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:34 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:50 – 15:31
Yamaganda05:26 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:28
Varjyam05:59 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:26 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:07 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:28 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:09 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:50 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:31 – 17:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:12 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:53 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:12 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:31 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:50 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:09 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:28 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:07 – 05:26 (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)1869531.27
Julian Day2457996.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0998°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.19°
🪷 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 (24.0998°), declination 8.63°, EoT 0.15 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: 2017-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)