पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 22, 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 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra258.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.74°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha25.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati331.90°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra323.53°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani299.61°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:37 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:05 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:16 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 12:08
Yamaganda15:38 – 17:23
Gulika Kāla06:53 – 08:38
Varjyam05:43 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 Chala05:08 – 06:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:53 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:38 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:53 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:38 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:23 – 19:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:08 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:23 – 21:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:38 – 22:53 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:53 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:38 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:53 – 05:08 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871226.27
Julian Day2459691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1646°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.59°
🪷 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 (24.1646°), declination 12.14°, EoT 1.40 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: 2022-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)