पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · March 15, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.50°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra158.77°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.46°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha345.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra342.89°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani328.31°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:54 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:50 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:55 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:55 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:21 – 10:50
Yamaganda13:48 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla06:23 – 07:52
Varjyam06:53 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 Kāla06:23 – 07:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:52 – 09:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:21 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:50 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:19 – 13:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:48 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:17 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:46 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:15 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:46 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:17 – 22:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:48 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:19 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:50 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:21 – 04:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:52 – 06:23 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872284.27
Julian Day2460749.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2050°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.30°
🪷 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 (24.2050°), declination -2.10°, EoT -9.65 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: 2025-03-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)