पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 29, 2014 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 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।
"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra258.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.00°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha302.89°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.83°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.11°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:40 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:22 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:50 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:25 – 07:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:53 – 07:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:28
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:33
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:01
Gulika Kāla11:12 – 12:23
Varjyam08:04 – 08:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:40 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:51 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:01 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:12 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:54 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:05 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:54 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:12 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:01 – 05:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:51 – 07:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868221.27
Julian Day2456686.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0497°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.98°
🪷 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 (24.0497°), declination -17.99°, EoT -13.17 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: 2014-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)