पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 9, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.17 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते।।18.17।।
"18.17 He who has no pride, and whose intellect is unalloyed by attachment, even though he kill these people, yet he does not kill them, and his act does not bind him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla 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)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.24°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra131.59°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.81°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha332.47°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra330.40°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani331.33°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:31 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:02 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:51
Yamaganda07:12 – 08:52
Gulika Kāla10:32 – 12:11
Varjyam06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:33 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:12 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:52 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:32 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:51 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:31 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:10 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:50 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:10 – 21:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:31 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:51 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:32 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:52 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:12 – 05:33 (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)1872309.27
Julian Day2460774.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2060°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.56°
🪷 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 (24.2060°), declination 7.61°, EoT -1.90 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: 2025-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)