पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 9, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.52°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra288.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha99.90°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.10°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra75.75°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani337.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:32 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:14 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:45 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:39
Godhūli Muhūrta19:20 – 19:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:32 – 20:09
Amṛta Kāla19:17 – 21:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 10:25
Yamaganda14:04 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla04:57 – 06:46
Varjyam05:33 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:57 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:46 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:36 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:25 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:15 – 14:04 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:04 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:53 – 17:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:43 – 19:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:32 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:43 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:53 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:04 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:15 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:25 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:36 – 03:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:46 – 04:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°
Longitude: -122.3321°
Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872431.27
Julian Day2460896.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2107°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)175.36°
🪷 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 (24.2107°), declination 15.82°, EoT -5.21 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: 2025-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)