पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 28, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.71°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra281.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha202.48°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati189.42°TulāSvātī P1
शुक्र Śukra172.64°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani239.99°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:21 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:34 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:20 – 10:36
Yamaganda13:09 – 14:26
Gulika Kāla06:47 – 08:03
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:47 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:03 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:20 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:36 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:09 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:26 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:42 – 16:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:59 – 18:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:42 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:26 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:09 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:36 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:20 – 05:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:03 – 06:47 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869589.27
Julian Day2458054.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1020°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.06°
🪷 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 (24.1020°), declination -13.12°, EoT 16.40 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: 2017-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)