पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 20, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।
"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.67°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra58.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala41.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha49.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati110.26°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra78.85°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani217.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:27 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:45 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:45 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:38 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 18 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 41 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:24 – 03:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:10 – 04:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:33 – 19:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:45 – 20:23
Amṛta Kāla19:30 – 21:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 14:00
Yamaganda06:21 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla10:11 – 12:06
Varjyam05:05 – 05:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:27 – 06:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:21 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:16 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:11 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:06 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:00 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:55 – 17:50 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:50 – 19:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:45 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:50 – 21:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:55 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:00 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:06 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:11 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:16 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:21 – 04:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868697.27
Julian Day2457162.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0679°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.36°
🪷 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 (24.0679°), declination 19.88°, EoT 3.60 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: 2015-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)