पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 6, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.46 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रहस्त

मिच्छामि त्वां द्रष्टुमहं तथैव।

तेनैव रूपेण चतुर्भुजेन

सहस्रबाहो भव विश्वमूर्ते।।11.46।।
"11.46 I long to see Thee as thou wert before, with the crown, the sceptre and the discus in Thy hands; in Thy other Form, with Thy four hands, O Thou Whose arms are countless and Whose forms are infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya21.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra52.47°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.83°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha354.61°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati359.45°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra353.87°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani167.36°KanyāHasta 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)06:17 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:05 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:32 – 04:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:03
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 12:06
Yamaganda15:46 – 17:36
Gulika Kāla06:35 – 08:26
Varjyam05:22 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:45 – 06:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:35 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:26 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:06 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:56 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:46 – 17:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:36 – 19:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:27 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:36 – 21:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:46 – 22:56 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:56 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:06 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:26 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:35 – 04:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867222.27
Julian Day2455687.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0114°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.11°
🪷 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 (24.0114°), declination 16.39°, 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: 2011-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)