पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 27, 2010 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 18.74 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्।।18.74।।
"18.74 Sanjaya told: "Thus have I heard this rare, wonderful and soul-stirring discourse of the Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.74's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra58.06°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.78°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha258.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati308.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra286.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani160.27°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:43 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:26 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:19 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:28 – 07:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:56 – 07:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:32
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 Kāla12:22 – 13:32
Yamaganda08:53 – 10:02
Gulika Kāla11:12 – 12:22
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: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:43 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:53 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:02 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:12 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:32 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:42 – 15:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:52 – 17:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:02 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:52 – 20:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:42 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:32 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:12 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:02 – 05:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:53 – 07:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866758.27
Julian Day2455223.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9937°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.08°
🪷 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 (23.9937°), declination -18.53°, 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: 2010-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)