पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · August 20, 2028 CE

Also observed today

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.53 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

नाहं वेदैर्न तपसा न दानेन न चेज्यया।

शक्य एवंविधो द्रष्टुं दृष्टवानसि मां यथा।।11.53।।

"11.53 Not by study of the scriptures, or by austerities, not by gifts or sacrifices, is it possible to see Me as thou hast done." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.53's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1435

Malayalam Era: 1204

Nanakshahi: 559

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	123.31°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	117.55°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.34°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	144.77°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	154.81°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	77.40°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शनि Śani	17.03°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:12 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:13 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:41 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:58 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 01 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 58 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:20 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:02 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:44 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:33 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:13 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla	18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:44 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:28 – 19:13
Yamaganda	12:12 – 13:58
Gulika Kāla	15:43 – 17:28
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:12 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:57 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:42 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:27 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:12 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:58 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:43 – 17:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:28 – 19:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:13 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:28 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:43 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:58 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:12 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:27 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:42 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:57 – 05:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873538.27
Julian Day	2462003.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2530°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	353.86°

🪷 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 (24.2530°), declination 12.32°, EoT -3.05 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: 2028-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)