पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 20, 2020 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 5.23 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।

कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।
"5.23 He who, before he leaves his body, learns to surmount the promptings of desire and anger is a saint and is happy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.29°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra332.87°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha350.48°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra48.70°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani277.43°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:56 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:53 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:55 – 08:40
Yamaganda10:24 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla13:53 – 15:37
Varjyam05:46 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:11 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:55 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:40 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:24 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:08 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:53 – 15:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:37 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:21 – 19:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:06 – 20:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:21 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:37 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:53 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:08 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:24 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:40 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:55 – 05:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870494.27
Julian Day2458959.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1366°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.15°
🪷 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 (24.1366°), declination 11.62°, EoT 0.97 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: 2020-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)