पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 13, 2017 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 15.5 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्।।15.5।।
"15.5 The wise attain Eternity when, freed from pride and delusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing desire and fixing their gaze on the Self, they have ceased to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, like pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.39°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra231.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.47°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha3.14°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.82°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra344.40°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani242.48°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:35 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:37 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:24 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:55 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 02 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 57 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:34 – 03:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:19 – 04:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:25 – 19:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:37 – 20:14
Amṛta Kāla19:22 – 21:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:20 – 10:13
Yamaganda13:58 – 15:51
Gulika Kāla04:35 – 06:27
Varjyam05:12 – 05:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:05 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:35 – 06:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:27 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:20 – 10:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:13 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:58 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:58 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:51 – 17:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:44 – 19:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:37 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:44 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:51 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:58 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:13 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:20 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:27 – 04:35 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869421.27
Julian Day2457886.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0955°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)206.18°
🪷 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 (24.0955°), declination 18.39°, EoT 3.75 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: 2017-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)