पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 14, 2017 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 14.3 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।
"14.3 The eternal Cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed, from which all beings are born, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.20°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra211.22°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala30.52°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha9.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.93°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra332.63°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.48°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:57 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:39 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:49 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:57 – 19:31
Amṛta Kāla18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:28 – 12:10
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla07:05 – 08:46
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:23 – 07:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:05 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:28 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:28 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:10 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:52 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:15 – 18:57 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:57 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:15 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 22:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:52 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:10 – 01:28 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:28 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:05 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869392.27
Julian Day2457857.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0944°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.07°
🪷 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 (24.0944°), declination 9.42°, EoT -0.50 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: 2017-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)