पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 2, 2021 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।

"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.9'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	17.72°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	265.25°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	70.78°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2
बुध Budha	31.70°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	304.33°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	26.91°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शनि Śani	289.01°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:51 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:22 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:18 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:55 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 31 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 28 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:55 – 03:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:38 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:31 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:22 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla	19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:33 – 19:22
Yamaganda	12:06 – 13:55
Gulika Kāla	15:44 – 17:33
Varjyam	05:27 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta	08:14 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:51 – 06:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:40 – 08:28 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:28 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:17 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:06 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:55 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:44 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:33 – 19:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:22 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:33 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:44 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:55 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:06 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:17 – 02:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:28 – 03:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:40 – 04:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870871.27
Julian Day	2459336.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1510°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	244.39°

🪷 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 (24.1510°), declination 15.40°, EoT 3.04 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: 2021-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)