पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 12, 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 1.41 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।
"1.41 When irreligion spreads, the women of the house begin to stray; when they lose their purity, adulteration of the stock follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.41'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya298.69°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra173.40°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha302.12°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra340.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani185.21°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:29 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:36 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 04 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 55 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:31 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:11 – 17:26
Yamaganda12:24 – 13:39
Gulika Kāla14:55 – 16:11
Varjyam07:47 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:22 – 08:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:37 – 09:53 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:53 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:08 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:24 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:39 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:55 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:11 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:26 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:11 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:55 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:39 – 00:24 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:24 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:08 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:53 – 05:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:37 – 07:22 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867504.27
Julian Day2455969.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0222°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.69°
🪷 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 -13.94°, EoT -14.59 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: 2012-02-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)