पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya305.45°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra16.64°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.53°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha287.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati289.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra296.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani283.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:56 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:21 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:47 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 15:00
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:29
Gulika Kāla09:47 – 11:05
Varjyam07:37 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:11 – 08:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:29 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:47 – 11:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:05 – 12:24 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:24 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:19 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:37 – 19:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:19 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:24 – 02:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:05 – 03:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:47 – 05:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:29 – 07:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870798.27
Julian Day2459263.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1482°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)73.03°
🪷 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 (24.1482°), declination -11.61°, EoT -14.43 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: 2021-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)