पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 14, 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 1.7 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
"1.7 Further, take note of all those captains who have ranged themselves on our side, O best of Spiritual Guides! The leaders of my army. I will name them for you." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.34°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra186.46°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha129.42°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra153.00°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani285.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:39 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:01 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:52 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:39 – 10:26
Yamaganda14:01 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla05:03 – 06:51
Varjyam05:39 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:03 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:51 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:39 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:26 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:14 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:01 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:49 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:36 – 19:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:24 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:36 – 21:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:49 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:01 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:14 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:26 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:39 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:51 – 05:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870975.27
Julian Day2459440.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1550°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.27°
🪷 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 (24.1550°), declination 14.34°, EoT -4.37 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: 2021-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)