पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 20, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।

"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.26'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	152.66°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	208.85°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	170.76°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	134.95°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	21.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	112.05°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	308.02°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:12 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:09 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:25 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 20 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:13 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:12 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:02 – 13:35
Yamaganda	07:24 – 08:57
Gulika Kāla	10:29 – 12:02
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:44 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:52 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:24 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:57 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:29 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:02 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:35 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:07 – 16:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:40 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:12 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:40 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:07 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:35 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:02 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:29 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:57 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:24 – 05:52 (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 Śukla Pañcamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871742.27
Julian Day	2460207.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1843°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	59.40°

🪷 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 (24.1843°), declination 1.26°, EoT 7.35 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: 2023-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)