पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 11, 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 3.11 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः।

परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ।।3.11।।
"3.11 Worship the Powers of Nature thereby, and let them nourish you in return; thus supporting each other, you shall attain your highest welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.73°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra273.68°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha8.83°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati28.33°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra59.50°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani180.08°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:37 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:34 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:07 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:00 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 57 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 02 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:37 – 03:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:22 – 04:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta19:22 – 19:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:34 – 20:12
Amṛta Kāla19:19 – 21:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:13 – 12:06
Yamaganda15:50 – 17:42
Gulika Kāla06:29 – 08:21
Varjyam05:14 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:37 – 06:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:29 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:21 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:13 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:06 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:50 – 17:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:42 – 19:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:34 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:42 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:50 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:06 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:13 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:21 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:29 – 04:37 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867593.27
Julian Day2456058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0256°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.13°
🪷 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 (24.0256°), declination 17.94°, EoT 3.71 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: 2012-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)