पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 12, 2015 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 14.1 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः।।14.1।।
"14.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Now I will reveal unto the Wisdom which is beyond knowledge, by attaining which the sages have reached Perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.96°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra304.75°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala35.65°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha47.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.41°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra70.24°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani218.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:37 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:35 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:26 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:47 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 58 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 01 Mins 55 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 Muhūrta19:23 – 19:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:35 – 20:12
Amṛta Kāla19:20 – 21:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:50 – 17:42
Yamaganda08:21 – 10:13
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:58
Varjyam05:14 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:37 – 06:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:29 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:21 – 10:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:13 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:50 – 17:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:42 – 19:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:35 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:42 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:50 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:13 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:21 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:29 – 04:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868689.27
Julian Day2457154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0676°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.60°
🪷 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 (24.0676°), declination 18.01°, 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: 2015-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)