पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 27, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।
"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya42.11°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra281.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha20.64°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra38.94°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani229.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:19 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:54 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:28 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:41 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 34 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 25 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:14 – 03:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:01 – 04:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:42 – 20:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:54 – 20:33
Amṛta Kāla19:39 – 21:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:10 – 12:06
Yamaganda16:00 – 17:57
Gulika Kāla06:16 – 08:13
Varjyam04:58 – 05:23
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:19 – 06:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:16 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:13 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:10 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:06 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:03 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:00 – 17:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:57 – 19:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:54 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:57 – 22:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:00 – 23:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:03 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:06 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:10 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:13 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:16 – 04:19 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869070.27
Julian Day2457535.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0821°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)242.23°
🪷 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 (24.0821°), declination 21.34°, EoT 3.01 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: 2016-05-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)