पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 13, 2013 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 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.42°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra61.51°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala22.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha29.53°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati55.54°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra40.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani192.84°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:35 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:21 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:15 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 02 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 57 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:34 – 03:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:19 – 04:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:27 – 08:20
Yamaganda10:13 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:51
Varjyam05:12 – 05:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:35 – 06:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:27 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:20 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:13 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:06 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:51 – 17:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:44 – 19:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:37 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:44 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:51 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:06 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:13 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:20 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:27 – 04:35 (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 Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867960.27
Julian Day2456425.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0397°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.50°
🪷 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 (24.0397°), declination 18.38°, EoT 3.75 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: 2013-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)