पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · April 29, 2009 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 11.10 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्।

अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।
"11.10 There were countless eyes and mouths, and mystic forms innumerable, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra67.43°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala340.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha34.84°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.09°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra337.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani140.99°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:39 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:35 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:01 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:54
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:07 – 13:54
Yamaganda06:43 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 12:07
Varjyam05:32 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:56 – 06:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:43 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:31 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:07 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:42 – 17:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:30 – 19:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:18 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:30 – 21:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:42 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:07 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 02:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:31 – 03:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:43 – 04:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866485.27
Julian Day2454950.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9833°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.32°
🪷 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 (23.9833°), declination 14.45°, EoT 2.64 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: 2009-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)