पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 23, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।
"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.31°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra128.82°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.26°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha243.58°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.60°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra274.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani205.19°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:56 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:22 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:25 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:05 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 25 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 34 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:49 – 07:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:14 – 07:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:10 – 16:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:22 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:07 – 17:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:03
Yamaganda11:06 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:15
Varjyam08:17 – 08:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:56 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:59 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:03 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:06 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:15 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:18 – 16:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:22 – 18:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:18 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:15 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:06 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:03 – 05:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:59 – 07:56 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868184.27
Julian Day2456649.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0482°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)245.44°
🪷 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 (24.0482°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2013-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)