पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 2, 2020 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 6.6 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।

अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।।
"6.6 To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra123.20°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha14.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra55.21°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani277.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:50 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:22 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:08 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:07 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:54 – 03:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:38 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:22 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:28 – 10:17
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:44
Gulika Kāla04:50 – 06:39
Varjyam05:27 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:14 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:50 – 06:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:39 – 08:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:28 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:44 – 17:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:33 – 19:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:22 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:33 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:44 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:28 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:39 – 04:50 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870506.27
Julian Day2458971.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1370°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.46°
🪷 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 (24.1370°), declination 15.47°, EoT 3.04 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: 2020-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)