पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 15, 2031 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 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.75°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra315.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.27°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha5.76°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati243.37°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra73.69°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani45.50°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:32 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:39 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:40 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:38 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 06 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 53 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:32 – 03:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:17 – 04:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:27 – 19:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:39 – 20:16
Amṛta Kāla19:24 – 21:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:59 – 15:52
Yamaganda04:32 – 06:26
Gulika Kāla08:19 – 10:12
Varjyam05:10 – 05:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:32 – 06:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:26 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:19 – 10:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:12 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:59 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:52 – 17:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:45 – 19:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:39 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:45 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:52 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:59 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:12 – 02:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:19 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:26 – 04:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874536.27
Julian Day2463001.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2912°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)283.88°
🪷 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 (24.2912°), declination 18.78°, EoT 3.76 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: 2031-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)