पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · July 17, 2020 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 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.80°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra46.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha71.87°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.85°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra48.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani274.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:29 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:01 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:27 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:05 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 32 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 27 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:25 – 03:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:11 – 04:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:53
Godhūli Muhūrta19:49 – 20:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:01 – 20:40
Amṛta Kāla19:46 – 21:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 12:15
Yamaganda16:08 – 18:05
Gulika Kāla06:26 – 08:22
Varjyam05:08 – 05:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:29 – 06:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:26 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:22 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:08 – 18:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:05 – 20:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:01 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:05 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:08 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:22 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:26 – 04:29 (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 Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870582.27
Julian Day2459047.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1400°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.97°
🪷 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 (24.1400°), declination 21.14°, EoT -5.77 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: 2020-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)