पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 28, 2021 CE

Also observed today

भगवान् नारद जयन्ती · Bhagavān Nārada JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.5 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः।दम्भाहङ्कारसंयुक्ताः कामरागबलान्विताः।।17.5।।

"17.5 Those who practise austerities not commanded by scripture, who are slaves to hypocrisy and egotism, who are carried away by the fury of desire and passion," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.84°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	206.57°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	68.35°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	23.69°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	303.76°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	21.97°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	288.86°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:57 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:16 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:17 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:39 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 19 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 40 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:03 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:46 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:30 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:16 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla	19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:07 – 13:54
Yamaganda	06:45 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla	10:19 – 12:07
Varjyam	05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:57 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:45 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:32 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:19 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:07 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:54 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:42 – 17:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:29 – 19:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:16 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:29 – 21:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:42 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:54 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:07 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:19 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:32 – 03:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:45 – 04:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870867.27
Julian Day	2459332.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1509°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	191.20°

🪷 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 (24.1509°), declination 14.17°, EoT 2.49 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: 2021-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)