पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.5 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीतं छन्दोभिर्विविधैः पृथक्।ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्चैव हेतुमद्भिर्विनिश्िचतैः।।13.5।।
"13.5 Seers have sung of It in various ways, in many hymns and sacred Vedic songs, weighty in thought and convincing in argument." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.47°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra239.89°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.64°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha202.93°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.67°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra190.84°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani346.22°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:48 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:12 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:33 – 11:54
Yamaganda14:37 – 15:59
Gulika Kāla07:50 – 09:11
Varjyam06:56 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:28 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:50 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:33 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:37 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:59 – 17:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:20 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:59 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:37 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:33 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:50 – 06:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872864.27
Julian Day2461329.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2272°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.12°
🪷 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 (24.2272°), declination -8.83°, EoT 15.05 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: 2026-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)