पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 12, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।
"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya357.71°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra250.09°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.35°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha16.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati357.63°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra36.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani309.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:53 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:49 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:11 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:41 – 19:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:53 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:38 – 20:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:08 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 12:10
Varjyam06:01 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Labha05:27 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:08 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:49 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:32 – 17:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:13 – 18:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:53 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:13 – 21:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:32 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:49 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:08 – 05:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871581.27
Julian Day2460046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.38°
🪷 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 (24.1782°), declination 8.53°, EoT -1.04 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: 2023-04-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)