पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 27, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya160.01°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra47.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.32°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha181.28°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra204.01°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani282.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:40 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:21 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:31 – 09:01
Yamaganda10:30 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:29 – 14:58
Varjyam06:32 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 Amṛta06:02 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:31 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:01 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:30 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:29 – 14:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:58 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:28 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:57 – 19:28 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:28 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:58 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:29 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:30 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:01 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:31 – 06:02 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871019.27
Julian Day2459484.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1567°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.82°
🪷 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 (24.1567°), declination -1.66°, EoT 9.84 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: 2021-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)