पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 17, 2011 CE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।

"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	31.80°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	206.07°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	10.11°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
बुध Budha	7.09°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	1.96°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra	7.22°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	166.80°	Kanyā	Hasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:30 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:41 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:01 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:24 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 10 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 49 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:29 – 03:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:14 – 04:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:37 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:29 – 19:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:41 – 20:19
Amṛta Kāla	19:26 – 21:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:53 – 17:47
Yamaganda	08:18 – 10:12
Gulika Kāla	12:06 – 13:59
Varjyam	05:08 – 05:32
Dur Muhūrta	08:03 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:30 – 06:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:24 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:18 – 10:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:12 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:06 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:59 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:53 – 17:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:47 – 19:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:41 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:47 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:53 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:59 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:06 – 01:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:12 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:18 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:24 – 04:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā)

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867233.27
Julian Day	2455698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0119°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.57°

🪷 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 (24.0119°), declination 19.21°, EoT 3.72 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: 2011-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)