पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 23, 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 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.97°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra132.66°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.32°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha13.12°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.99°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra15.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani288.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:06 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:39 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:06 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:14 – 04:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:56 – 05:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 12:08
Yamaganda15:39 – 17:24
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:37
Varjyam05:41 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:06 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:51 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:37 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:39 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:24 – 19:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:09 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:24 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:39 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:53 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:37 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:51 – 05:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870862.27
Julian Day2459327.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1507°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.95°
🪷 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 (24.1507°), declination 12.55°, EoT 1.60 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: 2021-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)