पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 24, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.96°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra326.05°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha146.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra164.80°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani284.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:41 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:14 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:39 – 17:22
Yamaganda08:44 – 10:28
Gulika Kāla12:11 – 13:55
Varjyam05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:17 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:00 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:44 – 10:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:28 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:11 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:55 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:39 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:22 – 19:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:06 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:22 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:39 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:55 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:11 – 01:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:28 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:44 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:00 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870985.27
Julian Day2459450.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1554°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.03°
🪷 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 (24.1554°), declination 11.08°, EoT -1.99 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: 2021-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)