पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 6, 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 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.67°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra164.43°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.29°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha37.78°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.97°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra340.73°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani140.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:45 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:48 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:26 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:47 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:31 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:04
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 13:56
Yamaganda06:35 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 12:06
Varjyam05:21 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:45 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:35 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:25 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:06 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:47 – 17:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:37 – 19:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:27 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:37 – 21:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:47 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:06 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:25 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:35 – 04:45 (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)1866492.27
Julian Day2454957.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9835°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.96°
🪷 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 (23.9835°), declination 16.53°, EoT 3.44 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: 2009-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)