पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 5, 2013 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 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya292.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra221.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.16°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha304.77°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra279.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani197.06°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:31 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:16 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:03 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 45 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 14 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:40
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:50 – 16:03
Yamaganda09:57 – 11:10
Gulika Kāla12:24 – 13:37
Varjyam07:55 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:31 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:44 – 09:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:57 – 11:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:10 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:24 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:37 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:50 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:03 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:16 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:03 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:50 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:37 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:24 – 02:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:10 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:57 – 05:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:44 – 07:31 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867863.27
Julian Day2456328.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0360°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)291.20°
🪷 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 (24.0360°), declination -15.92°, EoT -14.20 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: 2013-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)