पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 8, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.1 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच

धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः।

मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय।।1.1।।

"1.1 The King Dhritarashtra asked: "O Sanjaya! What happened on the sacred battlefield of Kurukshetra, when my people gathered against the Pandavas?"" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.1'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	111.58°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	105.14°	Karka	Puṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	131.30°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	118.16°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	304.58°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	145.88°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	285.63°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:55 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:34 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:22 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:16 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 38 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 21 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:58 – 03:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:42 – 04:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:41 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:22 – 19:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:34 – 20:11
Amṛta Kāla	19:19 – 21:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:44 – 19:34
Yamaganda	12:15 – 14:04
Gulika Kāla	15:54 – 17:44
Varjyam	05:32 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
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 Udveg	04:55 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:45 – 08:35 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:35 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:25 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:15 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	14:04 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:54 – 17:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:44 – 19:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:34 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:44 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:54 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	23:04 – 00:15 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:15 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:25 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:35 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:45 – 04:55 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870969.27
Julian Day	2459434.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1548°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	353.04°

🪷 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 (24.1548°), declination 16.12°, EoT -5.35 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: 2021-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)