पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · May 3, 2036 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 12.7 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्।भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्।।12.7।।
"12.7 O Arjuna! I rescue them from the ocean of life and death, for their minds are fixed on Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra106.18°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.73°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha20.47°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati33.32°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra52.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani107.86°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:49 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:30 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:21 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:52 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:36 – 04:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta14:32 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 20:00
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:27 – 10:17
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:45
Gulika Kāla04:49 – 06:38
Varjyam05:25 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:49 – 06:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:38 – 08:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:27 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:56 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:45 – 17:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:34 – 19:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:24 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:34 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:45 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:56 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:27 – 03:38 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:38 – 04:49 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876351.27
Julian Day2464816.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3606°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.54°
🪷 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 (24.3606°), declination 15.80°, EoT 3.15 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: 2036-05-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)