पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 5, 2025 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।

"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta

Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1432

Malayalam Era: 1201

Nanakshahi: 556

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	20.61°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	116.03°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	102.86°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	356.59°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.92°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	338.05°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	334.13°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:46 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:26 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:17 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:38 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 40 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 19 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:49 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:33 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:33 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:26 – 20:03
Amṛta Kāla	19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:36 – 08:26
Yamaganda	10:16 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla	13:56 – 15:46
Varjyam	05:23 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:11 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	04:46 – 06:36 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:36 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:26 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:16 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:06 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:56 – 15:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:46 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:36 – 19:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:26 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:36 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:46 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:56 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:06 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:16 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:26 – 03:36 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:36 – 04:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872335.27
Julian Day	2460800.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2070°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.36°

🪷 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 (24.2070°), declination 16.28°, EoT 3.35 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: 2025-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)