पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · March 16, 2014 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 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: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1421

Malayalam Era: 1190

Nanakshahi: 545

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	331.32°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	143.62°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	181.90°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	303.69°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	75.87°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	284.73°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शनि Śani	208.87°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:22 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:16 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:19 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:23 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:13 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:47 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:22 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:55 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:16 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla	18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:55 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:46 – 18:16
Yamaganda	12:19 – 13:48
Gulika Kāla	15:17 – 16:46
Varjyam	06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta	09:08 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:22 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:51 – 09:20 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:20 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:49 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:19 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:48 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:17 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:46 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:16 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:46 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:17 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:48 – 00:19 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:19 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:49 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:20 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:51 – 06:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868267.27
Julian Day	2456732.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	171.75°

🪷 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 (24.0514°), declination -1.84°, 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: 2014-03-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)