पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 10, 2012 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 1.39 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन।।1.39।।
"1.39 Should not we, whose eyes are open, who consider it to be wrong to annihilate our house, turn away from so great a crime?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.67°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra144.64°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.98°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha298.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.61°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra337.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani185.22°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:25 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:53 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:39 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:35 – 07:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:09 – 12:24
Yamaganda14:53 – 16:08
Gulika Kāla08:40 – 09:54
Varjyam07:50 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:25 – 08:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:40 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:54 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:09 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:53 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:08 – 17:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:23 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:08 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:53 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:09 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:54 – 05:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:40 – 07:25 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867502.27
Julian Day2455967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0222°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)206.12°
🪷 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 (24.0222°), declination -14.59°, EoT -14.55 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: 2012-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)