पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 14, 2023 CE

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BG 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।

"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	28.84°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	317.75°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	91.76°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	11.38°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	5.23°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra	72.54°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
शनि Śani	312.14°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:34 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:37 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:49 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:53 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 03 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 56 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:33 – 03:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:19 – 04:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:36 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:37 – 20:15
Amṛta Kāla	19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:44 – 19:37
Yamaganda	12:06 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla	15:51 – 17:44
Varjyam	05:11 – 05:36
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:34 – 06:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:27 – 08:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:20 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:13 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:06 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:59 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:51 – 17:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:44 – 19:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:37 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:44 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:51 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:59 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:06 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:13 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:20 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:27 – 04:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871613.27
Julian Day	2460078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1794°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	288.83°

🪷 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 (24.1794°), declination 18.52°, EoT 3.76 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: 2023-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)