पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 9, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.31 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।

"1.31 The omens are adverse; what good can come from the slaughter of my people on this battlefield?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.31'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	112.05°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	29.20°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	143.76°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	139.11°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	20.28°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	118.57°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	311.07°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:56 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:33 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:13 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:14 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 37 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 22 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:59 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:43 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:41 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:21 – 19:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:33 – 20:10
Amṛta Kāla	19:18 – 21:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:15 – 14:04
Yamaganda	06:46 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla	10:25 – 12:15
Varjyam	05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:56 – 06:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:46 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:35 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:25 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:15 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	14:04 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:54 – 17:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:43 – 19:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:33 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:43 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:54 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	23:04 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:15 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:25 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:35 – 03:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:46 – 04:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871700.27
Julian Day	2460165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1827°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	274.32°

🪷 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 (24.1827°), declination 15.97°, EoT -5.21 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: 2023-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)