पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 19, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.35 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ज्ञात्वा न पुनर्मोहमेवं यास्यसि पाण्डव।

येन भूतान्यशेषेण द्रक्ष्यस्यात्मन्यथो मयि।।4.35।।
"4.35 Having known That, thou shalt never again be confounded; and, O Arjuna, by the power of that wisdom, thou shalt see all these people as if they were thine own Self, and therefore as Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya34.42°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra183.19°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha20.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra29.11°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani229.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:27 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:44 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:44 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:17 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 17 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 42 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:25 – 03:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:10 – 04:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:32 – 19:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:44 – 20:23
Amṛta Kāla19:29 – 21:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:55
Yamaganda04:27 – 06:22
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 10:11
Varjyam05:05 – 05:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:27 – 06:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:22 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:16 – 10:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:11 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:00 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:55 – 17:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:50 – 19:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:44 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:50 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:55 – 23:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:00 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:11 – 02:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:16 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:22 – 04:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869062.27
Julian Day2457527.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0818°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)147.64°
🪷 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 (24.0818°), declination 19.82°, EoT 3.65 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: 2016-05-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)