पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 4, 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 11.15 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

पश्यामि देवांस्तव देव देहे

सर्वांस्तथा भूतविशेषसङ्घान्।

ब्रह्माणमीशं कमलासनस्थ

मृषींश्च सर्वानुरगांश्च दिव्यान्।।11.15।।
"11.15 Arjuna said: O almighty God! I see in Thee the powers of Nature, the various creatures of the world, the Progenitor on his lotus throne, the Sages and the shining angels." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.15'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya19.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra137.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha37.40°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra339.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani140.86°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:48 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:22 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:33 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:51 – 03:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:35 – 04:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:37 – 08:27
Yamaganda10:16 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla13:56 – 15:45
Varjyam05:24 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:48 – 06:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:37 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:27 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:06 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:56 – 15:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:45 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:35 – 19:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:25 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:35 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:45 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:56 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:06 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:27 – 03:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:37 – 04:48 (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 Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866490.27
Julian Day2454955.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9834°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.18°
🪷 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 (23.9834°), declination 15.95°, EoT 3.26 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: 2009-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)