पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 14, 2021 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 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.17°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra21.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.88°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha354.24°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.49°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra4.67°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani288.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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)06:15 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:54 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 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 Kāla12:10 – 13:52
Yamaganda07:05 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 12:10
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
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 Labha05:23 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:05 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:46 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:52 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:33 – 17:15 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:15 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:57 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:15 – 21:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:33 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:52 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:46 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:05 – 05:23 (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)1870853.27
Julian Day2459318.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1503°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.78°
🪷 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 (24.1503°), declination 9.43°, 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: 2021-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)