पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 8, 2031 CE

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भगवान् नारद जयन्ती · Bhagavān Nārada JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.9 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।

न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह।।2.9।।

"2.9 Sanjaya continued: "Arjuna, the conqueror of all enemies, then told the Lord of All-Hearts that he would no fight, and became silent, O King!" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.9'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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	22.99°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	215.03°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	197.78°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	356.35°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	243.92°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
शुक्र Śukra	66.15°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	44.62°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:42 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:29 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:24 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:24 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 47 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 12 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:44 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:28 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:34 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:29 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla	19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:57 – 15:48
Yamaganda	04:42 – 06:33
Gulika Kāla	08:24 – 10:15
Varjyam	05:19 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:09 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	04:42 – 06:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:33 – 08:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:24 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:15 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:06 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:57 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:48 – 17:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:39 – 19:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	19:29 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:39 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:48 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:57 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:06 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:15 – 02:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:24 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:33 – 04:42 (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 Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874529.27
Julian Day	2462994.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2909°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	190.31°

🪷 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 (24.2909°), declination 16.99°, EoT 3.58 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: 2031-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)