पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 26, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.19 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्।

नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्।।1.19।।
"1.19 The tumult rent the hearts of the sons of Dhritarashtra, and violently shook heaven and earth with its echo." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.19'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.89°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra351.73°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha149.34°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra167.15°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani284.37°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:31 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:33 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:36
Yamaganda05:19 – 07:02
Gulika Kāla08:45 – 10:28
Varjyam05:54 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:19 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:02 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:45 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:28 – 12:11 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:11 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:36 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:19 – 19:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:02 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:19 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:36 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:11 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:28 – 02:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:45 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:02 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870987.27
Julian Day2459452.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1554°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.66°
🪷 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 10.39°, EoT -1.42 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: 2021-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)