पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 31, 2014 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 10.21 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्।

मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी।।10.21।।
"10.21 Of all the creative Powers I am the Creator, of luminaries the Sun; the Whirlwind among the winds, and the Moon among planets." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra13.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha267.93°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.99°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani216.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:58 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:27 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:59 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:15 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 29 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 30 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:50 – 07:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:16 – 07:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:15 – 16:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:27 – 16:48
Amṛta Kāla16:12 – 17:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:13 – 13:16
Yamaganda09:02 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:09 – 12:13
Varjyam08:19 – 08:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:58 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:02 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:05 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:09 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:13 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:20 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:23 – 16:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:27 – 18:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:23 – 20:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:20 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:13 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:09 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:05 – 06:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:02 – 07:58 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868557.27
Julian Day2457022.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0625°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.50°
🪷 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 (24.0625°), declination -23.11°, EoT -3.26 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: 2014-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)