पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 24, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.74°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra279.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha108.67°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.93°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra172.22°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani248.46°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:50 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:57 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 12:11
Yamaganda15:39 – 17:23
Gulika Kāla07:00 – 08:44
Varjyam05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:16 – 07:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:00 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:44 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:39 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:23 – 19:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:06 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:23 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:39 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:44 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:00 – 05:16 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869889.27
Julian Day2458354.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1134°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.12°
🪷 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 (24.1134°), declination 11.17°, EoT -1.99 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: 2018-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)