पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 27, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra291.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.26°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha269.48°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra329.68°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani146.97°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:42 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:05 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:43 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 19 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 40 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:28 – 07:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:56 – 07:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:42 – 15:52
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:12
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 13:32
Varjyam08:06 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 Roga07:42 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:52 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:02 – 11:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:12 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:32 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:42 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:52 – 17:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:02 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:52 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:42 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:32 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 02:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:12 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:02 – 05:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:52 – 07:42 (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 Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866393.27
Julian Day2454858.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9797°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)8.61°
🪷 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 (23.9797°), declination -18.46°, EoT -12.76 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: 2009-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)