पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · July 21, 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 7.9 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
पुण्यो गन्धः पृथिव्यां च तेजश्चास्मि विभावसौ।

जीवनं सर्वभूतेषु तपश्चास्मि तपस्विषु।।7.9।।
"7.9 I am the Fragrance of earth, the Brilliance of fire. I am the Life Force in all beings, and I am the Austerity of the ascetics." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.9'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.15°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra198.58°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha118.10°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.28°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra137.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani249.98°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:33 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:58 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:21 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:05 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 25 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 34 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:29 – 03:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:16 – 04:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:46 – 20:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:58 – 20:36
Amṛta Kāla19:43 – 21:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:24 – 10:20
Yamaganda14:11 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla04:33 – 06:28
Varjyam05:11 – 05:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:33 – 06:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:28 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:24 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 14:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:11 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta16:07 – 18:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla18:02 – 19:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:58 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta21:02 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla22:07 – 23:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:11 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:24 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:28 – 04:33 (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 Navamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869855.27
Julian Day2458320.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1121°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)101.62°
🪷 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 20.51°, EoT -6.05 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: 2018-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)