पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 25, 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 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।
"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.11'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.14°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra202.95°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.14°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha351.53°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati28.57°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra0.04°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani322.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:02 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:09 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:40 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 10 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 49 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:09 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 05:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:26
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:40
Yamaganda05:02 – 06:48
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 10:21
Varjyam05:37 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:02 – 06:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:48 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:35 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:21 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:07 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:54 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:40 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:26 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:13 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:26 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:40 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:54 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:07 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:21 – 02:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:35 – 03:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:48 – 05:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871960.27
Julian Day2460425.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1927°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.80°
🪷 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 (24.1927°), declination 13.30°, EoT 1.98 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: 2024-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)