पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 30, 2016 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 4.16 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।

तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।
"4.16 What is action and what is inaction? It is a question which has bewildered the wise. But I will declare unto thee the philosophy of action, and knowing it, thou shalt be free from evil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.05°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra284.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha29.44°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra5.74°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani231.13°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:54 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:21 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:42 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 25 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 34 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:58 – 03:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:41 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:29
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:56
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:30 – 10:18
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:43
Gulika Kāla04:54 – 06:42
Varjyam05:30 – 05:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:54 – 06:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:42 – 08:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:30 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:07 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:43 – 17:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:31 – 19:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:19 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:31 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:43 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:07 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:30 – 03:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:42 – 04:54 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869043.27
Julian Day2457508.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0811°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.28°
🪷 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 (24.0811°), declination 14.86°, EoT 2.79 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: 2016-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)