पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 24, 2024 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 7.10 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम्।

बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।।7.10।।
"7.10 Know, O Arjuna, that I am the eternal Seed of being; I am the Intelligence of the intelligent, the Splendour of the resplendent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.17°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra190.71°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.37°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha351.63°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati28.34°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra358.81°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani321.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:04 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:05 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:14 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:53 – 05:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:08 – 13:53
Yamaganda06:50 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 12:08
Varjyam05:39 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:04 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:50 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:36 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:08 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:53 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:39 – 17:25 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:25 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:11 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:25 – 21:39 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:39 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:53 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:08 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:36 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:50 – 05:04 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871959.27
Julian Day2460424.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1926°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.92°
🪷 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 (24.1926°), declination 12.97°, EoT 1.80 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: 2024-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)