पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 15, 2015 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 13.9 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्।।13.9।।
"13.9 Renunciation of the delights of sense, absence of pride, right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death, of age and sickness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.70°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra308.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha5.80°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.81°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra39.72°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani219.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:25 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:59 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:52
Yamaganda07:04 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 12:10
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:22 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:04 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:46 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:52 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:33 – 17:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:15 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:57 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:15 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:33 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:52 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:46 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:04 – 05:22 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°
Longitude: -122.3321°
Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868662.27
Julian Day2457127.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.62°
🪷 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 (24.0665°), declination 9.59°, EoT -0.24 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: 2015-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)