पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 4, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।
"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.75's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.75°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra55.72°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala128.78°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha110.18°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.07°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra141.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani285.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:40 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:52 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:42 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 49 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 10 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:52 – 03:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:36 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:28 – 19:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:40 – 20:17
Amṛta Kāla19:25 – 21:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 14:06
Yamaganda06:41 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 12:15
Varjyam05:27 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:50 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:41 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:33 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:06 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:58 – 17:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:49 – 19:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:40 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:49 – 21:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:58 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:06 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:33 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:41 – 04:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870965.27
Julian Day2459430.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1546°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)307.09°
🪷 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 (24.1546°), declination 17.22°, EoT -5.79 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: 2021-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)