पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 8, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya354.49°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra155.19°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.21°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha349.77°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra39.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani5.13°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:50 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:59 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:28 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:53 – 10:32
Yamaganda13:51 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla05:34 – 07:13
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:34 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:13 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:53 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:32 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:51 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:30 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:10 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:49 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:10 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:30 – 22:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:51 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:32 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:53 – 04:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:13 – 05:34 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873404.27
Julian Day2461869.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2479°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.54°
🪷 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 (24.2479°), declination 7.34°, EoT -2.19 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: 2028-04-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)