पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 20, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.69°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra248.71°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.35°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha11.39°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati2.63°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra10.86°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani166.67°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:27 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:45 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:11 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:33 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 18 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 41 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:24 – 03:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:10 – 04:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:33 – 19:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:45 – 20:23
Amṛta Kāla19:30 – 21:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:11 – 12:06
Yamaganda15:55 – 17:50
Gulika Kāla06:21 – 08:16
Varjyam05:05 – 05:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:27 – 06:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:21 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:16 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:11 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:06 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:55 – 17:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:50 – 19:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:45 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:50 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:55 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:06 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:11 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:16 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:21 – 04:27 (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)1867236.27
Julian Day2455701.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0120°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.21°
🪷 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 (24.0120°), declination 19.87°, EoT 3.60 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: 2011-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)