पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 5, 2029 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 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra286.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha31.82°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.51°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra31.05°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani20.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:26 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:06 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:32 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 40 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 19 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:48 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:32 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta19:14 – 19:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:26 – 20:03
Amṛta Kāla19:11 – 20:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:26 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:46
Gulika Kāla04:46 – 06:36
Varjyam05:23 – 05:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:11 – 08:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:46 – 06:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:36 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:26 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:46 – 17:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:36 – 19:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:26 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:36 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:46 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:26 – 03:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:36 – 04:46 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873796.27
Julian Day2462261.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2629°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)263.26°
🪷 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 (24.2629°), declination 16.29°, EoT 3.35 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: 2029-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)