पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 12, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: बुद्ध पूर्णिमा — Buddha Pūrṇimā
Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and mahāparinirvāṇa all on this Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā. Most sacred Buddhist + Vaishnava day.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (Lumbinī, Nepal) — -0562-04-11 →

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.38°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra200.14°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.23°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha7.88°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati59.37°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra342.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani334.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:36 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:35 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:47 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:26 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 59 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 00 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:36 – 03:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:21 – 04:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta19:23 – 19:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:35 – 20:13
Amṛta Kāla19:20 – 21:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:28 – 08:21
Yamaganda10:13 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla13:58 – 15:50
Varjyam05:13 – 05:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:36 – 06:28 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:28 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:21 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:13 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:06 – 13:58 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:58 – 15:50 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:50 – 17:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:43 – 19:35 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:35 – 20:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:43 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:50 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:58 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:06 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:13 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:21 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:28 – 04:36 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · festival walk
Today is Buddha Pūrṇimā — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 1.3.24 (Buddha as 21st avatāra) + BG 12.13 (compassion) + Dhammapada parallels.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872342.27
Julian Day2460807.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2073°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)173.19°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2073°), declination 18.16°, EoT 3.74 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: 2025-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)