पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 28, 2036 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 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra35.16°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.60°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha23.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati32.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra50.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani107.70°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:57 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:53 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:10 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:02 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:45 – 04:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:44 – 08:32
Yamaganda10:19 – 12:07
Gulika Kāla13:54 – 15:42
Varjyam05:33 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 Amṛta04:57 – 06:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:44 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:07 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:54 – 15:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:42 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:29 – 19:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:17 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:29 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:42 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:54 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:07 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:44 – 04:57 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°
Longitude: -122.3321°
Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876346.27
Julian Day2464811.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3604°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.93°
🪷 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 (24.3604°), declination 14.29°, 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: 2036-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)