पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 19, 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 10.40 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप।

एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया।।10.40।।
"10.40 O Arjuna! The aspects of My divine life are endless. I have mentioned but a few by way of illustration." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.40'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.56°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra253.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala310.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha292.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.17°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra295.03°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani218.22°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:51 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:45 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:09 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 58 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 01 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:39 – 07:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:06 – 07:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:58 – 10:05
Yamaganda11:13 – 12:20
Gulika Kāla13:27 – 14:35
Varjyam08:13 – 08:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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 Amṛta07:51 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:58 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:05 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:13 – 12:20 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:20 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:27 – 14:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:35 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:42 – 16:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:49 – 18:42 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:42 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:35 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:27 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:20 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:13 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:05 – 05:58 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:58 – 07:51 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868576.27
Julian Day2457041.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0632°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.94°
🪷 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 (24.0632°), declination -20.43°, EoT -10.66 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: 2015-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)