पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 3, 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 1.25 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्।

उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति।।1.25।।
"1.25 Whither Bheeshma and Drona had led all the rulers of the earth, and spoke thus: O Arjuna! Behold these members of the family of Kuru assembled." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.25'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.30°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra304.40°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha132.35°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra121.65°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:42 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:18 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:38 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:49 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:34 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:30 – 19:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:42 – 20:19
Amṛta Kāla19:27 – 21:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:07 – 15:59
Yamaganda04:48 – 06:40
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 10:23
Varjyam05:26 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:48 – 06:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:40 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:32 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:23 – 12:15 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:15 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:07 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:59 – 17:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:50 – 19:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:42 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:50 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:59 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:07 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:15 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:23 – 02:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:32 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:40 – 04:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871694.27
Julian Day2460159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1825°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)196.47°
🪷 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 (24.1825°), declination 17.61°, EoT -5.88 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: 2023-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)