पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 23, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.15 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga🪷 Sarvasya Cāhaṁ Hṛdi Sanniviṣṭo · I dwell in every heart
सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यो वेदान्तकृद्वेदविदेव चाहम्।।15.15।।
"15.15 I am enthroned in the hearts of all; memory, wisdom and discrimination owe their origins to Me. I am He Who is to be realised in the scriptures; I inspire their wisdom and I know their truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.02°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra358.89°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.23°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha12.65°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.17°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra352.44°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani241.89°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:23 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:49 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:46 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:13 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 25 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 34 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:19 – 03:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:06 – 04:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:37 – 20:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:49 – 20:28
Amṛta Kāla19:34 – 21:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:57 – 17:53
Yamaganda08:14 – 10:10
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 14:02
Varjyam05:02 – 05:26
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:23 – 06:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:19 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:14 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:10 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:02 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:57 – 17:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:53 – 19:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:49 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:53 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:57 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:02 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:10 – 02:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:14 – 03:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:19 – 04:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869431.27
Julian Day2457896.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0959°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.55°
🪷 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 (24.0959°), declination 20.58°, EoT 3.40 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: 2017-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)