पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 18, 2020 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.9 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।

उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु।।9.9।।
"9.9 But these acts of mine do not bind Me. I remain outside and unattached." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.43°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra107.18°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.07°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha121.58°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra75.42°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani272.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:52 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:40 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:45 – 17:31
Yamaganda08:41 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla12:13 – 13:59
Varjyam05:44 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:09 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:55 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:41 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:13 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:45 – 17:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:31 – 19:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:17 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:31 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:45 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:13 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:41 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:55 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870614.27
Julian Day2459079.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1412°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.13°
🪷 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 (24.1412°), declination 13.00°, EoT -3.53 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: 2020-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)