पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 25, 2020 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.28 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यतेन्द्रियमनोबुद्धिर्मुनिर्मोक्षपरायणः।

विगतेच्छाभयक्रोधो यः सदा मुक्त एव सः।।5.28।।

"5.28 Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	11.17°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra	32.68°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	293.13°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
बुध Budha	359.89°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	272.51°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	51.82°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	277.58°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:02 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:13 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:58 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:08 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 10 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 49 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:09 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:51 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:29 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:13 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla	18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:35 – 10:21
Yamaganda	13:54 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla	05:02 – 06:48
Varjyam	05:38 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:02 – 06:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:48 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:35 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:21 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:07 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:54 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:40 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:26 – 19:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:13 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:26 – 21:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:40 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:54 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:07 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:21 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:35 – 03:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:48 – 05:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870499.27
Julian Day	2458964.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1368°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	23.32°

🪷 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 (24.1368°), declination 13.29°, EoT 1.98 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: 2020-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)