पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 21, 2025 CE

Also observed today

कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति · Kumbha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।

"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	308.45°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	221.74°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.49°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	317.50°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	47.49°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	344.80°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	325.62°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:05 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:42 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:14 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:00 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:41 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:12 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:02 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:42 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla	17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:02 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:04 – 12:24
Yamaganda	15:03 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla	08:25 – 09:44
Varjyam	07:32 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta	09:34 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	07:05 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	08:25 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:44 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	11:04 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:24 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:43 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:03 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:22 – 17:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:42 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:22 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:03 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:43 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:24 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	02:04 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:44 – 05:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	05:25 – 07:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872262.27
Julian Day	2460727.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2042°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	275.70°

🪷 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 (24.2042°), declination -10.53°, EoT -14.19 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: 2025-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)