पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · March 29, 2015 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।

"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1422

Malayalam Era: 1191

Nanakshahi: 546

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	343.97°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra	93.55°	Karka	Puṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	3.71°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
बुध Budha	331.90°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	107.92°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	19.68°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	220.46°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:51 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:14 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 37 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 22 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:53 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:21 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:59 – 18:34
Yamaganda	12:15 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla	15:24 – 16:59
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:53 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:56 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:30 – 09:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:05 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:40 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:15 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:49 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:24 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:59 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:34 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:59 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:24 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:49 – 00:15 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:15 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:40 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:05 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:30 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Rāma Navamī Walk (राम नवमी यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.

Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī + Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868645.27
Julian Day	2457110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0659°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	106.76°

🪷 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 (24.0659°), declination 3.19°, EoT -5.30 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: 2015-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)