पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 21, 2022 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 6.24 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सङ्कल्पप्रभवान्कामांस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वानशेषतः।

मनसैवेन्द्रियग्रामं विनियम्य समन्ततः।।6.24।।
"6.24 Renouncing every desire which imagination can conceive, controlling the senses at every point by the power of mind;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.77°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra244.09°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala309.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha24.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.69°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra322.41°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani299.55°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:47 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:08 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 56 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 03 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:53 – 15:37
Yamaganda05:10 – 06:55
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:24
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:10 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:55 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:24 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:08 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:53 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:37 – 17:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:22 – 19:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:06 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:22 – 21:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:37 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:53 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:08 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:24 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:55 – 05:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871225.27
Julian Day2459690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1645°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.09°
🪷 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 (24.1645°), declination 11.80°, EoT 1.19 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: 2022-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)