पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 26, 2017 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।

"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.15'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	11.92°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	5.46°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	38.85°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
बुध Budha	2.32°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	171.48°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शुक्र Śukra	334.64°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	243.21°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:01 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:14 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:47 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:36 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 12 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 47 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:07 – 04:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:50 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:29 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:14 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:07 – 13:54
Yamaganda	06:47 – 08:34
Gulika Kāla	10:21 – 12:07
Varjyam	05:36 – 05:59
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:01 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:47 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:34 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:21 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:07 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:54 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:40 – 17:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:27 – 19:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:14 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:27 – 21:40 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:40 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:54 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:07 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:21 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:34 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:47 – 05:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869404.27
Julian Day	2457869.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0949°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.69°

🪷 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 (24.0949°), declination 13.52°, EoT 2.16 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: 2017-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)