पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 3, 2023 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.39 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु।

बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि।।2.39।।

"2.39 I have told thee the philosophy of Knowledge. Now listen and I will explain the philosophy of Action, by means of which, O Arjuna, thou shalt break through the bondage of all action." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	165.40°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	33.52°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	179.39°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
बुध Budha	152.09°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	20.08°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	120.57°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	307.27°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:09 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:46 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:34 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:46 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 36 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 23 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:36 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:11 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:46 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla	17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:52 – 16:19
Yamaganda	09:03 – 10:30
Gulika Kāla	11:58 – 13:25
Varjyam	06:38 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta	08:52 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:09 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:36 – 09:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:03 – 10:30 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:30 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:58 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:25 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:52 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:19 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:46 – 19:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:19 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:52 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:25 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:58 – 01:30 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:30 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:03 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:36 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871755.27
Julian Day	2460220.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1848°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	227.53°

🪷 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 (24.1848°), declination -3.80°, EoT 11.79 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: 2023-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)