पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · June 16, 2023 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।

"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	60.50°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	35.41°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	110.83°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	43.20°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	12.35°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra	104.98°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शनि Śani	313.10°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:11 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	20:09 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:51 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:08 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 57 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 02 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:03 – 03:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	02:51 – 04:11
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:49 – 15:53
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:57 – 20:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	20:09 – 20:49
Amṛta Kāla	19:54 – 21:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:10 – 12:10
Yamaganda	16:09 – 18:09
Gulika Kāla	06:11 – 08:10
Varjyam	04:51 – 05:16
Dur Muhūrta	07:54 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:11 – 06:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:11 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:10 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:10 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:10 – 14:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	14:09 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	16:09 – 18:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	18:09 – 20:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	20:09 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	21:09 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	22:09 – 23:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	23:09 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:10 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:10 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:10 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:11 – 04:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871646.27
Julian Day	2460111.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1806°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	335.51°

🪷 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 (24.1806°), declination 23.33°, EoT -0.40 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: 2023-06-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)