पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 25, 2024 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।

"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	187.92°	Tulā	Svātī P1
चन्द्र Candra	106.14°	Karka	Puṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	91.65°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
बुध Budha	202.75°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	56.71°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	224.20°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
शनि Śani	318.98°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:43 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:03 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:53 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:01 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:51 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 20 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 39 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:51 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:03 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla	16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:36 – 11:53
Yamaganda	14:28 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla	08:00 – 09:18
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:43 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:00 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:18 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:36 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:53 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:11 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:28 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:46 – 17:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:03 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:46 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:28 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:11 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:53 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:36 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:18 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:00 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872143.27
Julian Day	2460608.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1997°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.42°

🪷 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 (24.1997°), declination -12.21°, EoT 16.23 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: 2024-10-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)