पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 7, 2022 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 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.32°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra90.40°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.05°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha40.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.05°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra340.54°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani300.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:43 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:28 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:53 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:23 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 45 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 14 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:45 – 03:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:29 – 04:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:28 – 20:05
Amṛta Kāla19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:25 – 10:15
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:47
Gulika Kāla04:43 – 06:34
Varjyam05:20 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:43 – 06:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:34 – 08:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:25 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:15 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:47 – 17:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:38 – 19:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:28 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:38 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:47 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:15 – 02:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:25 – 03:34 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:34 – 04:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871241.27
Julian Day2459706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1652°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.54°
🪷 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 (24.1652°), declination 16.76°, EoT 3.51 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: 2022-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)