पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 17, 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 1.39 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन।।1.39।।
"1.39 Should not we, whose eyes are open, who consider it to be wrong to annihilate our house, turn away from so great a crime?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.39'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.73°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra126.69°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha145.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra113.65°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani310.50°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:20 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:47 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:34 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:55 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta19:08 – 19:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:20 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:05 – 20:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:46
Yamaganda05:07 – 06:53
Gulika Kāla08:40 – 10:26
Varjyam05:42 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:07 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:53 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:40 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:26 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:46 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:33 – 19:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:20 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:33 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:46 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:26 – 02:40 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:40 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:53 – 05:07 (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)1871708.27
Julian Day2460173.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1830°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.45°
🪷 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 13.55°, EoT -3.75 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: 2023-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)