पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 13, 2017 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।

"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.56'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	146.35°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	53.35°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	130.49°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	128.26°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	179.89°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	117.14°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	237.21°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:05 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:58 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:47 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:01 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:39 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:05 – 13:40
Yamaganda	07:18 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla	10:29 – 12:05
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:07

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: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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	05:43 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:18 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:54 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:29 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:05 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:40 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:15 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:51 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:26 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:51 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:15 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:40 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:05 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:29 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:54 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:18 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Krishna Janmāṣṭamī Walk (कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी यात्रा)

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869544.27
Julian Day	2458009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1003°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	266.91°

🪷 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 (24.1003°), declination 3.78°, EoT 4.75 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: 2017-09-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)