पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 6, 2012 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
कूर्म जयन्ती · Kūrma JayantīVaishnava
चण्डिका जयन्ती · Chaṇḍikā JayantīShakta
चित्रा पौर्णमी · Citrā PaurṇamīRegional
वैशाख पूर्णिमा व्रत · Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā VratPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.6 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन्।

इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते।।3.6।।

"3.6 He who remains motionless, refusing to act, but all the while brooding over sensuous object, that deluded soul is simply a hypocrite." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.6'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	21.90°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	200.38°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	132.13°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	0.30°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	27.15°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra	58.22°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	180.41°	Tulā	Citrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:44 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:28 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:10 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:50 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 43 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 16 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:46 – 03:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:31 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:33 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:28 – 20:04
Amṛta Kāla	19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:37 – 19:28
Yamaganda	12:06 – 13:56
Gulika Kāla	15:47 – 17:37
Varjyam	05:21 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · 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 Udveg	04:44 – 06:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:35 – 08:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:25 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:15 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:06 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:56 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:47 – 17:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:37 – 19:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:28 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:37 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:47 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:56 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:06 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:15 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:25 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:35 – 04:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Buddha Pūrṇimā Walk (बुद्ध पूर्णिमा यात्रा)

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 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	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867588.27
Julian Day	2456053.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0254°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	178.14°

🪷 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 (24.0254°), declination 16.60°, 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: 2012-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)