पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 15, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.31 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।

झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी।।10.31।।
"10.31 I am the Wind among purifiers, the King Rama among warriors; I am the Crocodile among the fishes, and I am the Ganges among rivers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.52°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra236.46°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala52.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha125.52°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.54°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra137.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani323.67°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:22 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:53 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:18 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:22 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:48
Yamaganda05:05 – 06:52
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:26
Varjyam05:41 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:05 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:52 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:26 – 12:14 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:14 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:01 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:48 – 17:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:35 – 19:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:22 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:35 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:48 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:01 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:14 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:26 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:52 – 05:05 (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 Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872072.27
Julian Day2460537.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1969°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.10°
🪷 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 (24.1969°), declination 13.94°, EoT -4.18 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: 2024-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)