पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · March 21, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।

"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	336.50°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	60.16°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	45.52°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	312.70°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	296.85°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	334.89°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	286.32°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:11 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:23 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:17 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:55 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:49 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 12 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 47 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:33 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:10 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:53 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:23 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:53 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:52 – 18:23
Yamaganda	12:17 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla	15:20 – 16:52
Varjyam	06:42 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:11 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:43 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:14 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:46 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:17 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:49 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:20 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:52 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:23 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:52 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:20 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:49 – 00:17 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:17 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:46 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:14 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:43 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870829.27
Julian Day	2459294.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1494°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	86.61°

🪷 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 (24.1494°), declination 0.26°, EoT -7.84 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: 2021-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)