पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 11, 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 10.4 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।

सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च।।10.4।।
"10.4 Intelligence, wisdom, non-illusion, forgiveness, truth, self-control, calmness, pleasure, pain, birth, death, fear and fearlessness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra24.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.36°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha287.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra253.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani172.75°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:23 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:47 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:36 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:09 – 12:24
Yamaganda14:54 – 16:10
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 09:53
Varjyam07:48 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:23 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:38 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:53 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:09 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:54 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:10 – 17:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:25 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:10 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:54 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:09 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:53 – 05:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:38 – 07:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867138.27
Julian Day2455603.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0082°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.24°
🪷 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 (24.0082°), declination -14.19°, EoT -14.58 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: 2011-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)