पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 18, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra183.78°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.45°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha133.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra111.07°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani308.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:59 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:31 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:22 – 08:56
Yamaganda10:29 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:36 – 15:10
Varjyam06:20 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:49 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:22 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:56 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:29 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:36 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:10 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:43 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:17 – 19:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:43 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:10 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:36 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:29 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:56 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:22 – 05:49 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871740.27
Julian Day2460205.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1842°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.50°
🪷 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 (24.1842°), declination 2.03°, EoT 6.61 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: 2023-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)