पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 24, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.24 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्।

सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः।।3.24।।
"3.24 And if I were to refrain from action, the human race would be ruined; I should lead the world to chaos, and destruction would follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.24'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya39.26°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra72.73°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha34.76°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati31.40°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra58.44°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.33°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:22 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:50 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:23 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:17 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 28 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 31 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:18 – 03:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:04 – 04:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:38 – 20:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:50 – 20:29
Amṛta Kāla19:35 – 21:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:02 – 15:58
Yamaganda04:22 – 06:18
Gulika Kāla08:14 – 10:10
Varjyam05:00 – 05:25
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:22 – 06:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:18 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:14 – 10:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:10 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:02 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:58 – 17:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:54 – 19:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:50 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:54 – 21:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:58 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:02 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:10 – 02:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:14 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:18 – 04:22 (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)1867606.27
Julian Day2456071.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0261°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.49°
🪷 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 (24.0261°), declination 20.81°, EoT 3.31 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: 2012-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)