पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 30, 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 11.9 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः।

दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम्।।11.9।।
"11.9 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken, O King, the Lord Shri Krishna, the Almighty Prince of Wisdom, showed to Arjuna the Supreme Form of the Great God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.9'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra49.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha286.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.80°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra308.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani219.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:39 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:06 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:48 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:32 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 26 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 33 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:24 – 07:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:52 – 07:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta16:54 – 17:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:06 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:51 – 18:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:12 – 12:23
Yamaganda14:44 – 15:55
Gulika Kāla08:50 – 10:01
Varjyam08:03 – 08:18
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:39 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:50 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:01 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:12 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:33 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:44 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:55 – 17:06 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:06 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:55 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:44 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:33 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:12 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:01 – 05:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:50 – 07:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868587.27
Julian Day2457052.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0637°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.39°
🪷 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 (24.0637°), declination -17.79°, EoT -13.36 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: 2015-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)