पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 20, 2031 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 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।
"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.49°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra345.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.84°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha343.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.68°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra46.01°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani42.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:05 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:28 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:09 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 52 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 07 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:05 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:21 – 19:05
Yamaganda12:08 – 13:52
Gulika Kāla15:36 – 17:21
Varjyam05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:12 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:56 – 08:40 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:40 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:08 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:52 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:36 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:21 – 19:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:05 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:21 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:36 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:52 – 00:08 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:08 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:40 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:56 – 05:12 (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 Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874511.27
Julian Day2462976.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2902°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.04°
🪷 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 (24.2902°), declination 11.39°, EoT 0.97 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: 2031-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)