पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 21, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.64 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।
"18.64 Only listen once more to My last word, the deepest secret of all; thou art My beloved, thou are My friend, and I speak for thy welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.64's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya154.16°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra164.07°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.56°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha139.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.50°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra126.88°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani237.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:52 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:31 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 15:06
Yamaganda05:54 – 07:26
Gulika Kāla08:58 – 10:30
Varjyam06:24 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:54 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:26 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:58 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:30 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:38 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:10 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:38 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:30 – 02:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:58 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:26 – 05:54 (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)1869552.27
Julian Day2458017.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1006°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.06°
🪷 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 (24.1006°), declination 0.69°, EoT 7.71 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: 2017-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)