पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 13, 2010 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 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.19°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra15.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.54°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha8.53°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati332.28°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra57.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani153.87°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:35 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:36 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:05 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:27 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 01 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 58 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:35 – 03:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:20 – 04:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:24 – 19:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:36 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:21 – 21:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:58 – 15:51
Yamaganda04:35 – 06:28
Gulika Kāla08:20 – 10:13
Varjyam05:12 – 05:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:35 – 06:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:28 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:20 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:13 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:58 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:51 – 17:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:44 – 19:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:36 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:44 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:51 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:58 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:13 – 02:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:20 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:28 – 04:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866864.27
Julian Day2455329.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9978°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.72°
🪷 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 (23.9978°), declination 18.31°, EoT 3.75 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: 2010-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)