पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · March 25, 2023 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।

"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	339.96°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra	22.86°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	65.31°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	347.17°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	353.30°	Mīna	Revatī P2
शुक्र Śukra	15.23°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	307.89°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:04 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:16 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:46 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:29 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:10 – 10:43
Yamaganda	13:49 – 15:22
Gulika Kāla	06:04 – 07:37
Varjyam	06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	06:04 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:37 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:10 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:43 – 12:16 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:16 – 13:49 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:49 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:22 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:55 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:28 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:55 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:22 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:49 – 00:16 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:16 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:43 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:10 – 04:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:37 – 06:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871563.27
Julian Day	2460028.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.90°

🪷 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 (24.1775°), declination 1.64°, EoT -6.58 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: 2023-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)