पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 28, 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 18.75 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम्।।18.75।।
"18.75 Through the blessing of the sage Vyasa, I listened to this secret and noble science from the lips of its Master, the Lord Shri Krishna." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.75'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra72.69°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.38°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha259.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati308.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra287.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani160.24°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:42 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:20 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:14 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:27 – 07:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:55 – 07:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:32 – 14:43
Yamaganda07:42 – 08:52
Gulika Kāla10:02 – 11:12
Varjyam08:05 – 08:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:42 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:52 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:02 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:12 – 12:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:22 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:32 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:43 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:53 – 17:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:03 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:53 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:43 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:32 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:22 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:12 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:02 – 05:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:52 – 07:42 (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 Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866759.27
Julian Day2455224.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9937°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.98°
🪷 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 -18.27°, EoT -12.97 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: 2010-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)