पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 7, 2016 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 4.23 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः।

यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते।।4.23।।
"4.23 He who is without attachment, free, his mind centered in wisdom, his actions, being done as a sacrifice, leave no trace behind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra26.17°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.23°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha26.82°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra14.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani230.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:53 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:45 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:44 – 03:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:29 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:06
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:24 – 10:15
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:47
Gulika Kāla04:43 – 06:33
Varjyam05:20 – 05:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:43 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:33 – 08:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:24 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:15 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:47 – 17:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:38 – 19:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:29 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:38 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:47 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:15 – 02:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:24 – 03:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:33 – 04:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869050.27
Julian Day2457515.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0814°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.53°
🪷 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 (24.0814°), declination 16.89°, EoT 3.51 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: 2016-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)