पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 16, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.06°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra227.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.81°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha50.74°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.68°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra350.63°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani205.34°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:31 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:40 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:52 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:29 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 09 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 50 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:30 – 03:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:15 – 04:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:28 – 19:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:40 – 20:18
Amṛta Kāla19:25 – 21:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:12 – 12:06
Yamaganda15:53 – 17:46
Gulika Kāla06:25 – 08:18
Varjyam05:09 – 05:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:31 – 06:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:25 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:18 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:12 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:06 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:53 – 17:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:46 – 19:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:40 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:46 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:53 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:06 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:12 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:18 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:25 – 04:31 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868328.27
Julian Day2456793.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0537°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)194.87°
🪷 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 (24.0537°), declination 19.04°, EoT 3.74 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: 2014-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)