पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · July 18, 2031 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.8 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नियतं कुरु कर्म त्वं कर्म ज्यायो ह्यकर्मणः।

शरीरयात्रापि च ते न प्रसिद्ध्येदकर्मणः।।3.8।।
"3.8 Do thy duty as prescribed, for action for duty's sake is superior to inaction. Even the maintenance of the body would be impossible if man remained inactive." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.97°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra74.24°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.67°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha116.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati236.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra121.54°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani53.52°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:29 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)20:01 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:12 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:04 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 31 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 28 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:25 – 03:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:12 – 04:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:50 – 15:53
Godhūli Muhūrta19:49 – 20:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā20:01 – 20:40
Amṛta Kāla19:46 – 21:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 12:15
Yamaganda16:08 – 18:05
Gulika Kāla06:26 – 08:22
Varjyam05:08 – 05:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:29 – 06:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:26 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:22 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:15 – 14:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:12 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:08 – 18:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala18:05 – 20:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga20:01 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg21:05 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:08 – 23:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:12 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:15 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:22 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:26 – 04:29 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874600.27
Julian Day2463065.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2936°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.24°
🪷 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 (24.2936°), declination 21.08°, EoT -5.86 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: 2031-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)