पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 27, 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 7.13 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत्।

मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम्।।7.13।।
"7.13 The inhabitants of the world, misled by those natures which the Qualities have engendered, know not that I am higher than them all, and that I do not change." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.13'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.09°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra228.09°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala332.68°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha351.59°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati29.03°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra2.50°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani322.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:09 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:45 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 43 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:04 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 10:20
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:41
Gulika Kāla04:59 – 06:46
Varjyam05:34 – 05:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:59 – 06:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:46 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:33 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:07 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:41 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:28 – 19:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:15 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:28 – 21:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:41 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:07 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:33 – 03:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:46 – 04:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871962.27
Julian Day2460427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1927°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.89°
🪷 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 13.94°, EoT 2.33 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: 2024-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)