पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · July 26, 2023 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 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya98.66°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra190.15°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha121.33°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.87°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani311.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:38 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:53 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:16 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:27 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 14 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 45 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:36 – 03:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:22 – 04:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:49
Godhūli Muhūrta19:41 – 20:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:53 – 20:31
Amṛta Kāla19:38 – 21:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:16 – 14:10
Yamaganda06:33 – 08:27
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 12:16
Varjyam05:16 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:38 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:33 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:27 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:16 – 14:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:10 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala16:04 – 17:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:58 – 19:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:53 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:58 – 22:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha22:04 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:10 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:16 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 02:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:27 – 03:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:33 – 04:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°
Longitude: -122.3321°
Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871686.27
Julian Day2460151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1822°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.22°
🪷 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 (24.1822°), declination 19.52°, EoT -6.19 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: 2023-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)