पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · March 17, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.7 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Mamaivāṁśo Jīva-Bhūtaḥ · The Jīva is My Fragment
ममैवांशो जीवलोके जीवभूतः सनातनः।मनःषष्ठानीन्द्रियाणि प्रकृतिस्थानि कर्षति।।15.7।।
"15.7 It is only a very small part of My Eternal Self, which is the life of the universe, drawing round itself the six senses, the mind the last, which have their source in Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya332.52°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra12.76°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha307.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra329.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani285.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:53 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:06 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 13:48
Yamaganda07:49 – 09:19
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:18
Varjyam06:49 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:19 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:49 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:19 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 13:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:48 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:18 – 16:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:48 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:18 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:48 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:18 – 22:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:48 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:19 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:49 – 06:19 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870825.27
Julian Day2459290.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.29°
🪷 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 (24.1492°), declination -1.32°, EoT -9.06 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: 2021-03-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)