पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 16, 2023 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।

"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.63°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	306.99°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	76.45°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	19.87°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	358.60°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शुक्र Śukra	41.15°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शनि Śani	310.09°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:20 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:59 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:09 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:17 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:45 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 39 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 20 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:31 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:12 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:26 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:59 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla	18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:16 – 18:59
Yamaganda	12:09 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla	15:34 – 17:16
Varjyam	05:54 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:20 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:02 – 08:45 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:45 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:27 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:09 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:52 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:34 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:16 – 18:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:59 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:16 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:34 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:52 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:09 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:27 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:45 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:02 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871585.27
Julian Day	2460050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1783°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	306.94°

🪷 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 (24.1783°), declination 9.97°, EoT 0.02 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: 2023-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)