पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 22, 2024 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 7.8 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।

प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।

"7.8 O Arjuna! I am the Fluidity in water, the Light in the sun and in the moon. I am the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the Sound in ether, the Virility in man." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 7.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	8.22°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	166.67°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	328.82°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	352.07°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	27.88°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra	356.34°	Mīna	Revatī P3
शनि Śani	321.71°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:07 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:08 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:57 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:26 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 01 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 58 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:15 – 04:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:57 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:40 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:08 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla	18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:40 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:53 – 08:38
Yamaganda	10:23 – 12:08
Gulika Kāla	13:53 – 15:38
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:07 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:53 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:38 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:23 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:08 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:53 – 15:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:38 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:23 – 19:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:08 – 20:23 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:23 – 21:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:38 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:53 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:08 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:23 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:38 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:53 – 05:07 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871957.27
Julian Day	2460422.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1925°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	157.58°

🪷 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 (24.1925°), declination 12.31°, 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: 2024-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)