पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 4, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।
"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya107.51°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra180.00°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala25.46°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha125.08°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra86.10°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani298.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:40 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:43 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:27 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:51 – 03:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:36 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:28 – 19:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:40 – 20:17
Amṛta Kāla19:25 – 21:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:06 – 15:58
Yamaganda04:50 – 06:41
Gulika Kāla08:33 – 10:24
Varjyam05:27 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:50 – 06:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:41 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:33 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:24 – 12:15 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:15 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:06 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:58 – 17:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:49 – 19:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:40 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:49 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:58 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:06 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:15 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:24 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:33 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:41 – 04:50 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871330.27
Julian Day2459795.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1686°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)75.72°
🪷 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 (24.1686°), declination 17.28°, EoT -5.79 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: 2022-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)