पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · March 16, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.27 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.27।।
"2.27 For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.83°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra254.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha341.83°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra17.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani184.08°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:56 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:20 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:18 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla07:50 – 09:20
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:21 – 07:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:50 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:20 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:48 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:18 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:47 – 18:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:16 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:47 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:18 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:48 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:20 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:50 – 06:21 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867537.27
Julian Day2456002.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0235°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.19°
🪷 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 (24.0235°), declination -1.65°, EoT -9.36 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: 2012-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)