पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 6, 2020 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.10 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः।

एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।।

"6.10 Let the student of spirituality try unceasingly to concentrate his mind; Let him live in seclusion, absolutely alone, with mind and personality controlled, free from desire and without possessions." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.10'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	21.85°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	182.06°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	300.71°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	22.80°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	272.99°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	56.53°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani	277.77°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:44 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:28 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:28 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:05 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 43 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 16 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:46 – 03:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:30 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:33 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:28 – 20:05
Amṛta Kāla	19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:06 – 13:56
Yamaganda	06:35 – 08:25
Gulika Kāla	10:15 – 12:06
Varjyam	05:21 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:10 – 08:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:44 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:35 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:25 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:15 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:06 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:56 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:47 – 17:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:37 – 19:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:28 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:37 – 21:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:47 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:56 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:06 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:15 – 02:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:25 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:35 – 04:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870510.27
Julian Day	2458975.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	161.78°

🪷 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 16.62°, EoT 3.44 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: 2020-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)