पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 21, 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 2.27 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.27।।
"2.27 For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.27'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra221.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.42°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha135.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra112.58°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani307.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:11 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:57 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 15:06
Yamaganda05:53 – 07:25
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:29
Varjyam06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:53 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:25 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:29 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:38 – 18:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:10 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:38 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:29 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:25 – 05:53 (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)1871743.27
Julian Day2460208.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1844°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.52°
🪷 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 (24.1844°), declination 0.87°, EoT 7.71 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: 2023-09-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)