पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 29, 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 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।
"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.23'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra137.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha32.73°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.38°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra55.79°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani219.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:45 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:55 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:02 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:07 – 13:54
Yamaganda06:44 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 12:07
Varjyam05:32 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 Labha04:56 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:44 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:32 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:07 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:42 – 17:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:29 – 19:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:17 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:29 – 21:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:42 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:07 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:32 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:44 – 04:56 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868676.27
Julian Day2457141.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0671°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.50°
🪷 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 (24.0671°), declination 14.31°, EoT 2.64 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: 2015-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)