पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 16, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।

"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.38'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.77°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	114.81°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	148.17°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	144.89°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	20.79°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	114.26°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
शनि Śani	310.58°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:05 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:21 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:45 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:10 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 16 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 43 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:11 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:54 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:45 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:36 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:09 – 19:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:21 – 19:57
Amṛta Kāla	19:06 – 20:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:45 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:13 – 14:00
Yamaganda	06:52 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla	10:26 – 12:13
Varjyam	05:41 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:05 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:52 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:39 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:26 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:13 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	14:00 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:47 – 17:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:34 – 19:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:21 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:34 – 21:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:47 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	23:00 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:13 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:26 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:39 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:52 – 05:05 (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 Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871707.27
Julian Day	2460172.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1830°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	356.80°

🪷 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 (24.1830°), declination 13.86°, EoT -3.97 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: 2023-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)