पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · October 15, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.70°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra274.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha166.11°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati190.17°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra223.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani29.38°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:54 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:50 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:00 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:49 – 09:11
Yamaganda10:33 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:38
Varjyam06:55 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:27 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:49 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:11 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:33 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:38 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:00 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:22 – 19:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:00 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:38 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:33 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:11 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:49 – 06:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873959.27
Julian Day2462424.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2691°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.08°
🪷 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 (24.2691°), declination -8.56°, EoT 14.86 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: 2029-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)