पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 24, 2031 CE

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मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
परशुराम जयन्ती · Paraśurāma JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।

"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.39°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	36.15°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	202.68°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
बुध Budha	344.41°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	244.60°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शुक्र Śukra	50.57°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शनि Śani	42.94°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:05 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:10 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:08 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:15 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:34 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 05 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 54 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:12 – 04:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:54 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:39 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:28 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:10 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla	18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:39 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:53 – 15:39
Yamaganda	05:05 – 06:51
Gulika Kāla	08:36 – 10:22
Varjyam	05:40 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:05 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:51 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:36 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:22 – 12:08 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:08 – 13:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:53 – 15:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:39 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:24 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	19:10 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:24 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:39 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:53 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:08 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:22 – 02:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:36 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:51 – 05:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874515.27
Julian Day	2462980.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2904°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	29.37°

🪷 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 (24.2904°), declination 12.74°, EoT 1.80 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: 2031-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)