पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 2, 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 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.08°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra266.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.17°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha89.92°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra60.51°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani273.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:43 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:37 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:17 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 54 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 05 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:49 – 03:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:31 – 19:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:43 – 20:20
Amṛta Kāla19:28 – 21:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:51 – 19:43
Yamaganda12:15 – 14:07
Gulika Kāla15:59 – 17:51
Varjyam05:25 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:48 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:40 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:32 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:23 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:15 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:07 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:59 – 17:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:51 – 19:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:43 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:51 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:59 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:07 – 00:15 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:15 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:23 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:32 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:40 – 04:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870598.27
Julian Day2459063.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1406°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.66°
🪷 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 (24.1406°), declination 17.68°, EoT -5.95 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: 2020-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)