पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 28, 2029 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।

"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	13.79°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	188.08°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	150.58°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	31.51°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	176.29°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	22.43°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	19.36°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:57 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:16 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:36 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:52 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 19 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 40 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:03 – 04:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:46 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:30 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:16 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla	19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:32 – 10:19
Yamaganda	13:54 – 15:42
Gulika Kāla	04:57 – 06:45
Varjyam	05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:57 – 06:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:45 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:32 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:19 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:07 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:54 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:42 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:29 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:16 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:29 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:42 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:54 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:07 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:19 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:32 – 03:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:45 – 04:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873789.27
Julian Day	2462254.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	174.87°

🪷 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 (24.2626°), declination 14.19°, EoT 2.49 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: 2029-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)