पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 24, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.96°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra184.60°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.19°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha59.10°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra53.94°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani289.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:22 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:50 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:34 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:03 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 28 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 31 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:18 – 03:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:05 – 04:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:43
Godhūli Muhūrta19:38 – 20:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:50 – 20:29
Amṛta Kāla19:35 – 21:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:18 – 08:14
Yamaganda10:10 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla14:02 – 15:58
Varjyam05:01 – 05:25
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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 Amṛta04:22 – 06:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:18 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:14 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:10 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:06 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:02 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:58 – 17:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:54 – 19:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:50 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:54 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:58 – 23:02 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:02 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:06 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:10 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:14 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:18 – 04:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870893.27
Julian Day2459358.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1518°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)147.35°
🪷 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 (24.1518°), declination 20.78°, EoT 3.31 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: 2021-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)