पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 30, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी — Krishna Janmāṣṭamī
Bhagavān Krishna manifested at Mathurā midnight on this exact tithi-nakshatra alignment in 3227 BCE.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (Mathurā) — -3226-07-09 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya132.75°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra39.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha155.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.74°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra171.83°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani284.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:15 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:41 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:06 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:28 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla13:51 – 15:32
Varjyam05:58 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:25 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:06 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:28 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:10 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:51 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:32 – 17:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:13 – 18:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:54 – 20:13 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:13 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:32 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:51 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:10 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:28 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:06 – 05:25 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870991.27
Julian Day2459456.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1556°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)268.35°
🪷 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 (24.1556°), declination 8.97°, EoT -0.18 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: 2021-08-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)