पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 23, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 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: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.53°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra28.73°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.66°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha113.34°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra127.68°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani260.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:15 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:14 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:27 – 12:12
Yamaganda15:40 – 17:24
Gulika Kāla06:59 – 08:43
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:14 – 06:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:59 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:43 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:27 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:12 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:56 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:40 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:24 – 19:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:09 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:24 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:40 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:56 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:12 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:27 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:43 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:59 – 05:14 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870253.27
Julian Day2458718.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1274°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.15°
🪷 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 (24.1274°), declination 11.59°, EoT -2.27 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: 2019-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)