पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 3, 2022 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.8 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

न तु मां शक्यसे द्रष्टुमनेनैव स्वचक्षुषा।

दिव्यं ददामि ते चक्षुः पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।।11.8।।

"11.8 Yet since with mortal eyes thou canst not see Me, lo! I give thee the Divine Sight. See now the glory of My Sovereignty."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	165.65°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	256.09°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	56.23°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha	149.85°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	338.68°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	160.19°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	294.82°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:10 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:45 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:46 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:12 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:37 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:12 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:45 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla	17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:37 – 09:04
Yamaganda	10:31 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla	13:25 – 14:51
Varjyam	06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:10 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:37 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:04 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:31 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:58 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:25 – 14:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:51 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:18 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:45 – 19:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:18 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:51 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:25 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:58 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:31 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:04 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:37 – 06:10 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871390.27
Julian Day	2459855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	91.11°

🪷 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 (24.1709°), declination -3.89°, EoT 11.79 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: 2022-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)