पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 21, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.21 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यद्यदाचरति श्रेष्ठस्तत्तदेवेतरो जनः।

स यत्प्रमाणं कुरुते लोकस्तदनुवर्तते।।3.21।।
"3.21 For whatever a great man does, others imitate. People conform to the standard which he has set." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya36.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra36.97°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha28.34°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.69°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra59.29°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.48°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:25 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:47 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:28 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:48 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 22 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 37 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:22 – 03:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:08 – 04:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:35 – 19:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:47 – 20:25
Amṛta Kāla19:32 – 21:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:20 – 08:15
Yamaganda10:11 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:56
Varjyam05:03 – 05:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:00 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:25 – 06:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:20 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:15 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:11 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:06 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:56 – 17:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:52 – 19:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:47 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:52 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:56 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:06 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:11 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:15 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:20 – 04:25 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°
Longitude: -122.3321°
Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867603.27
Julian Day2456068.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0260°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.47°
🪷 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 (24.0260°), declination 20.23°, EoT 3.54 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: 2012-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)