पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 15, 2021 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।

"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.8'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.30°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	200.49°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	135.72°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	131.21°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	303.69°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	154.18°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	285.12°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:05 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:22 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:53 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:32 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 17 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 42 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:10 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:53 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:36 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:22 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla	19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:35 – 19:22
Yamaganda	12:14 – 14:01
Gulika Kāla	15:48 – 17:35
Varjyam	05:40 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:05 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:52 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:39 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:26 – 12:14 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:14 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	14:01 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:48 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:35 – 19:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:22 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:35 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:48 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	23:01 – 00:14 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:14 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:26 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:39 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:52 – 05:05 (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 Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870976.27
Julian Day	2459441.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1550°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	82.59°

🪷 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 14.03°, EoT -4.18 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: 2021-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)