पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 18, 2027 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 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.56°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra147.02°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.86°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha351.51°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.58°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra332.86°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani354.79°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:24 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:01 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:18 – 19:02
Yamaganda12:09 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla15:35 – 17:18
Varjyam05:50 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:16 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:59 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:42 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:26 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:09 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:52 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:35 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:18 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:02 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:18 – 21:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:35 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:52 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:09 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:26 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:42 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:59 – 05:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873048.27
Julian Day2461513.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2343°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.74°
🪷 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 (24.2343°), declination 10.69°, EoT 0.51 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: 2027-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)