पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 11, 2021 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.18 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत्।क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम्।।17.18।।

"17.18 Austerity coupled with hypocrisy or performed for the sake of self-glorification, popularity or vanity, comes from Passion, and its result is always doubtful and temporary." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	26.44°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	18.36°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	76.25°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	46.78°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	305.49°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	37.98°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	289.26°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:37 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:34 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:18 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:48 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 56 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 03 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:38 – 03:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:22 – 04:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:35 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:22 – 19:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:34 – 20:11
Amṛta Kāla	19:19 – 21:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:50 – 17:42
Yamaganda	08:21 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla	12:06 – 13:58
Varjyam	05:15 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:06 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:37 – 06:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:29 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:21 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:14 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:06 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:58 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:50 – 17:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:42 – 19:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:34 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:42 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:50 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:58 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:06 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:14 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:21 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:29 – 04:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

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 Amāvasyā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870880.27
Julian Day	2459345.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1514°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.31°

🪷 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 (24.1514°), declination 17.90°, EoT 3.71 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: 2021-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)