पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 28, 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 6.31 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सर्वभूतस्थितं यो मां भजत्येकत्वमास्थितः।

सर्वथा वर्तमानोऽपि स योगी मयि वर्तते।।6.31।।
"6.31 The sage who realises the unity of life and who worships Me in all beings, lives in Me, whatever may be his lot." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.31'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra340.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha33.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.19°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra330.29°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani299.99°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:58 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:43 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:07 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:03 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:46 – 04:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:41
Yamaganda04:58 – 06:45
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 10:20
Varjyam05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:58 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:45 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:32 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:20 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:07 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:41 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:29 – 19:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:16 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:29 – 21:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:41 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:07 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:20 – 02:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:32 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:45 – 04:58 (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)1871232.27
Julian Day2459697.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1648°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.07°
🪷 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 (24.1648°), declination 14.09°, 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: 2022-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)