पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 14, 2012 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।

"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	0.47°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	277.67°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.45°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	333.46°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	22.02°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	44.92°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	182.05°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:57 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:10 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:07 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:10 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 34 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 25 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:34 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:15 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:26 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:57 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla	18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:46 – 10:28
Yamaganda	13:52 – 15:33
Gulika Kāla	05:23 – 07:04
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Kāla	05:23 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:04 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:46 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:28 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:10 – 13:52 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:52 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:33 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:15 – 18:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:57 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:15 – 21:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:33 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:52 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:10 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:28 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:46 – 04:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:04 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867566.27
Julian Day	2456031.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0246°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	274.23°

🪷 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 (24.0246°), declination 9.49°, EoT -0.50 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: 2012-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)