पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 12, 2026 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.13°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra322.85°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.17°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha23.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.17°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra57.04°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani346.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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)02:07 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:29 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 58 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 01 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:36 – 03:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:21 – 04:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:35
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 Kāla15:50 – 17:43
Yamaganda08:21 – 10:13
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:58
Varjyam05:14 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:36 – 06:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:28 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:21 – 10:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:13 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:58 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:50 – 17:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:43 – 19:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:35 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:43 – 21:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:50 – 22:58 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:58 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:13 – 02:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:21 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:28 – 04:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872707.27
Julian Day2461172.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2212°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)298.16°
🪷 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 (24.2212°), declination 18.10°, 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: 2026-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)