पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 2, 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 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.35°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra289.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala139.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha131.09°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra122.06°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.54°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:44 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:44 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:17 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 56 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 03 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:47 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:32 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:45 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:32 – 19:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:44 – 20:21
Amṛta Kāla19:29 – 21:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 14:07
Yamaganda06:39 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 12:15
Varjyam05:24 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:47 – 06:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:39 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:31 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:07 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:59 – 17:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:51 – 19:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:44 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:51 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:59 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:07 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:31 – 03:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:39 – 04:47 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871693.27
Julian Day2460158.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1824°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.91°
🪷 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 17.86°, EoT -5.95 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: 2023-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)