पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 3, 2012 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 3.3 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ।

ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्।।3.3।।
"3.3 Lord Shri Krishna replied: In this world, as I have said, there is a twofold path, O Sinless One! There is the Path of Wisdom for those who meditate, and the Path of Action for those who work." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra155.33°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.48°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha355.58°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati26.44°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra57.07°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani180.62°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:49 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:07 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:16 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:52 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:36 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:56 – 15:45
Yamaganda04:49 – 06:38
Gulika Kāla08:27 – 10:17
Varjyam05:25 – 05:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:49 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:38 – 08:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:27 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:56 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:45 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:34 – 19:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:24 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:34 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:45 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:56 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:27 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:38 – 04:49 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867585.27
Julian Day2456050.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0253°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.26°
🪷 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 (24.0253°), declination 15.74°, EoT 3.15 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: 2012-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)