पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 1, 2011 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 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra264.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala288.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha271.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati337.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra242.17°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani172.94°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:37 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:31 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:07 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 31 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 28 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:21 – 06:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:49 – 07:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:46 – 15:57
Yamaganda10:00 – 11:12
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 13:35
Varjyam08:01 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:37 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:49 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:00 – 11:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:12 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:46 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:57 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:09 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:57 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:46 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 02:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:12 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:00 – 05:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:49 – 07:37 (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 Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867128.27
Julian Day2455593.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0079°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.84°
🪷 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 (24.0079°), declination -17.24°, EoT -13.69 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: 2011-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)