पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 27, 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 11.6 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रानश्िवनौ मरुतस्तथा।

बहून्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि पश्याऽश्चर्याणि भारत।।11.6।।
"11.6 Behold thou the Powers of Nature: fire, earth, wind and sky; the sun, the heavens, the moon, the stars; all forces of vitality and of healing; and the roving winds. See the myriad wonders revealed to none but thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.70°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra10.63°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala317.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha290.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.19°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra305.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani218.85°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:43 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:11 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:17 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:28 – 07:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:56 – 07:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:42 – 15:51
Yamaganda10:03 – 11:12
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 13:32
Varjyam08:06 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Roga07:43 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:53 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:03 – 11:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:12 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:32 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:42 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:51 – 17:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:01 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:51 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:42 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:32 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 02:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:12 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:03 – 05:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:53 – 07:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868584.27
Julian Day2457049.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0635°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.88°
🪷 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 (24.0635°), declination -18.58°, EoT -12.76 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: 2015-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)