पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 25, 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 13.19 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः।मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते।।13.19।।
"13.19 Thus I have told thee in brief what Matter is, and the Self worth realising and what is Wisdom. He who is devoted to Me knows; and assuredly he will enter into Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.47°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra89.75°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala23.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha25.91°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.16°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra51.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani219.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:03 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:39 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:10 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 08 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:10 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:35 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:53 – 15:39
Gulika Kāla05:03 – 06:49
Varjyam05:39 – 06:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:03 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:49 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:35 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:07 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:53 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:39 – 17:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:25 – 19:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:11 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:25 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:39 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:53 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:07 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:35 – 03:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:49 – 05:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868672.27
Julian Day2457137.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.65°
🪷 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 (24.0669°), declination 13.03°, EoT 1.98 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: 2015-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)