पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 20, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.62 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।

सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।
"2.62 When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.62'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.34°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra352.56°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.66°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha338.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra49.50°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani181.59°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:41 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:46 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 12:08
Yamaganda15:37 – 17:21
Gulika Kāla06:55 – 08:40
Varjyam05:46 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:11 – 06:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:55 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:40 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:37 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:21 – 19:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:06 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:21 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:37 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:53 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:40 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:55 – 05:11 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867572.27
Julian Day2456037.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0248°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.35°
🪷 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 (24.0248°), declination 11.60°, EoT 0.97 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: 2012-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)