पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 16, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.2 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधियज्ञः कथं कोऽत्र देहेऽस्मिन्मधुसूदन।

प्रयाणकाले च कथं ज्ञेयोऽसि नियतात्मभिः।।8.2।।
"8.2 Who is it who rules the spirit sacrifice in many; and at the time of death how may those who have learned self-control come to the knowledge of Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.48°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra127.63°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.26°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha5.70°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati33.49°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra25.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani323.72°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:30 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:41 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:38 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:22 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 10 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 49 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:29 – 03:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:14 – 04:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:29 – 19:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:41 – 20:19
Amṛta Kāla19:26 – 21:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:53
Yamaganda04:30 – 06:24
Gulika Kāla08:18 – 10:12
Varjyam05:08 – 05:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:30 – 06:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:24 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:18 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:12 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:53 – 17:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:47 – 19:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:41 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:47 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:53 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:12 – 02:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:18 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:24 – 04:30 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871981.27
Julian Day2460446.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1935°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.81°
🪷 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 (24.1935°), declination 19.18°, EoT 3.74 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: 2024-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)