पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 4, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: रामानुजाचार्य जयन्ती — Rāmānujācārya Jayantī
Birth of Rāmānujācārya; Viśiṣṭādvaita-pratiṣṭhāpaka. Caitra Śukla 5.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.3 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ।

ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्।।3.3।।
"3.3 Lord Shri Krishna replied: In this world, as I have said, there is a twofold path, O Sinless One! There is the Path of Wisdom for those who meditate, and the Path of Action for those who work." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.3'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya350.15°MīnaRevatī P2
चन्द्र Candra42.92°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.43°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha329.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.01°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra303.83°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani208.17°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:58 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:30 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 12:13
Yamaganda15:28 – 17:05
Gulika Kāla07:20 – 08:58
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:43 – 07:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:20 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:50 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:28 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:05 – 18:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:42 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:05 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:28 – 22:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:50 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:20 – 05:43 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868286.27
Julian Day2456751.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0521°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)53.32°
🪷 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 (24.0521°), declination 5.60°, EoT -3.40 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: 2014-04-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)