पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 18, 2024 CE

Also observed today

रास पूर्णिमा · Rāsa Pūrṇimā (Vraja Mahā-Rāsa)Vaishnava
महर्षि वाल्मीकि जयन्ती · Mahārṣi Vālmīki JayantīPan-Hindu
कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।

"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	151.43°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	330.37°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	73.23°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	140.15°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	56.39°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra	179.30°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शनि Śani	321.16°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:15 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:04 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:52 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 25 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 34 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla	18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:03 – 13:36
Yamaganda	07:23 – 08:56
Gulika Kāla	10:30 – 12:03
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:44 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:50 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:23 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:56 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:30 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:03 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:36 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:09 – 16:42 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:42 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:15 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:42 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:09 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:36 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:03 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:30 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:56 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:23 – 05:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872106.27
Julian Day	2460571.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1982°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	178.39°

🪷 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 (24.1982°), declination 1.74°, EoT 6.61 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: 2024-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)