पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 31, 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 18.78 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः।

तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम।।18.78।
"18.78 Wherever is the Lord Shri Krishna, the Prince of Wisdom, and wherever is Arjuna, the Great Archer, I am more than convinced that good fortune, victory, happiness and righteousness will follow"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.78's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra118.21°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala105.18°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha262.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati309.20°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra291.52°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani160.16°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:38 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:00 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:15 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 29 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 30 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:22 – 07:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:50 – 07:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:57 – 17:08
Yamaganda12:23 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla14:45 – 15:57
Varjyam08:02 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:38 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:49 – 10:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:00 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:12 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:23 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:34 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:45 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:57 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:08 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:57 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:45 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:34 – 00:23 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:23 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:12 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:00 – 05:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:49 – 07:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866762.27
Julian Day2455227.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9939°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.07°
🪷 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 (23.9939°), declination -17.46°, EoT -13.53 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: 2010-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)