पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 18, 2022 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।

"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1429

Malayalam Era: 1198

Nanakshahi: 553

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	180.47°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	93.92°	Karka	Puṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.00°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	165.78°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	336.83°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	178.93°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	294.51°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:31 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:17 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:27 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:49 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:05 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:38 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:35 – 15:56
Yamaganda	09:13 – 10:33
Gulika Kāla	11:54 – 13:15
Varjyam	06:58 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:31 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:52 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:13 – 10:33 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:33 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:54 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:15 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:35 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:56 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:17 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:56 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:35 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:15 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:54 – 01:33 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:33 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:13 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:52 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871405.27
Julian Day	2459870.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1714°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	274.65°

🪷 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 (24.1714°), declination -9.55°, EoT 15.40 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: 2022-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)