पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: वट सावित्री अमावस्या — Vaṭa Sāvitrī Amāvasyā
Sāvitrī's redemption of Satyavān from Yama; pati-vrata observance.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.99°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra19.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.20°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha32.27°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.82°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra61.84°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani346.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:31 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:40 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:04 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:38 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 09 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 50 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:30 – 03:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:15 – 04:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:28 – 19:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:40 – 20:18
Amṛta Kāla19:25 – 21:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 10:12
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla04:31 – 06:25
Varjyam05:09 – 05:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:31 – 06:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:25 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:18 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:12 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:59 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:53 – 17:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:47 – 19:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:40 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:47 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:53 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:59 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:12 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:18 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:25 – 04:31 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872711.27
Julian Day2461176.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2214°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.53°
🪷 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 (24.2214°), declination 19.07°, 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: 2026-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)