पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 14, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.21 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
"17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.33°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra53.72°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.08°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha50.68°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati305.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra41.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani289.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:33 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:38 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:49 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:38 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 04 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 55 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:33 – 03:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:18 – 04:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:26 – 19:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:38 – 20:16
Amṛta Kāla19:23 – 21:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:12 – 12:06
Yamaganda15:52 – 17:45
Gulika Kāla06:26 – 08:19
Varjyam05:11 – 05:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:33 – 06:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:26 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:19 – 10:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:12 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:06 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:59 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:52 – 17:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:45 – 19:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:38 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:45 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:52 – 22:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:59 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:06 – 01:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:12 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:19 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:26 – 04:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870883.27
Julian Day2459348.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1515°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)27.14°
🪷 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 (24.1515°), declination 18.64°, EoT 3.76 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: 2021-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)