पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.39°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra273.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha129.79°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra122.44°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:45 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:06 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:00 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 59 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 00 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:46 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:31 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:45
Godhūli Muhūrta19:33 – 19:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:45 – 20:22
Amṛta Kāla19:30 – 21:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:00 – 17:53
Yamaganda08:31 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla12:15 – 14:08
Varjyam05:23 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:46 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:38 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:31 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:15 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:00 – 17:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:53 – 19:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:45 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:53 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:00 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:15 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:31 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:38 – 04:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871692.27
Julian Day2460157.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1824°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)169.46°
🪷 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 (24.1824°), declination 18.12°, EoT -6.02 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: 2023-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)