पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 30, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya192.17°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra27.73°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.74°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha198.00°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra145.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani306.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:56 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:27 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:24 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:59 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:56 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:05 – 09:21
Yamaganda10:37 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla13:09 – 14:25
Varjyam07:15 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:49 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:05 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:21 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:53 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:09 – 14:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:25 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:41 – 16:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:56 – 18:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:41 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:25 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:09 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:53 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:21 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:05 – 06:49 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871782.27
Julian Day2460247.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1858°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)196.95°
🪷 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 (24.1858°), declination -13.64°, EoT 16.45 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: 2023-10-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)