पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 5, 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 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra166.98°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.03°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha20.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati272.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra56.24°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani277.76°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:26 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:06 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:35 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 40 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 19 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:32 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:26 – 20:03
Amṛta Kāla19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:46 – 17:36
Yamaganda08:26 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:56
Varjyam05:22 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:46 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:36 – 08:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:26 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:46 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:36 – 19:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:26 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:36 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:46 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:26 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:36 – 04:46 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870509.27
Julian Day2458974.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.23°
🪷 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 (24.1372°), declination 16.34°, EoT 3.35 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: 2020-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)