पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 15, 2015 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 10.36 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।

जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्।।10.36।।
"10.36 I am the Gambling of the cheat and the Splendour of the splendid; I am Victory; I am Effort; and I am the Purity of the pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra199.09°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala307.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha289.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.62°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra290.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani217.88°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:53 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:41 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:25 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 50 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 09 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:43 – 07:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:09 – 07:53
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:06
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:25 – 14:31
Yamaganda07:53 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:06 – 11:12
Varjyam08:16 – 08:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:53 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:00 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:06 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:12 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:19 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:25 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:31 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:38 – 16:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:44 – 18:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:38 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:31 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:25 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:19 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:12 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:06 – 06:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:00 – 07:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868572.27
Julian Day2457037.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0631°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)291.05°
🪷 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 (24.0631°), declination -21.21°, EoT -9.35 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: 2015-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)