पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · July 20, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.8 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।

प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।
"7.8 O Arjuna! I am the Fluidity in water, the Light in the sun and in the moon. I am the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the Sound in ether, the Virility in man." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.20°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra185.72°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha117.66°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.25°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra136.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani250.04°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:32 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:59 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:13 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:38 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 27 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 32 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:28 – 03:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:14 – 04:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:52
Godhūli Muhūrta19:47 – 20:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:59 – 20:38
Amṛta Kāla19:44 – 21:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 12:15
Yamaganda16:07 – 18:03
Gulika Kāla06:28 – 08:24
Varjyam05:10 – 05:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:32 – 06:28 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:28 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:24 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:11 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:07 – 18:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:03 – 19:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:59 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:03 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:07 – 23:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:11 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:24 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:28 – 04:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869854.27
Julian Day2458319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1121°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.65°
🪷 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 (24.1121°), declination 20.70°, EoT -5.99 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: 2018-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)