पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 22, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: सुब्रह्मण्य षष्ठी — Subrahmaṇya Ṣaṣṭhī
Worship of Kārttikeya as Subrahmaṇya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.44 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन।

नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
"1.44 The wise say, my Lord, that they are forever lost, whose ancient traditions are lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.54°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra186.73°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.98°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha147.34°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra110.88°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani310.13°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:10 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:31 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:41 – 17:26
Yamaganda08:43 – 10:27
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:57
Varjyam05:48 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:13 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:58 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:43 – 10:27 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:27 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:57 – 15:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:41 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:26 – 19:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:11 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:26 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:41 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:57 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:27 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:27 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:43 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:58 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871713.27
Julian Day2460178.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1832°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.23°
🪷 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 (24.1832°), declination 11.92°, EoT -2.54 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: 2023-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)