पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 31, 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 11.10 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्।

अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।
"11.10 There were countless eyes and mouths, and mystic forms innumerable, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.10'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.76°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra62.65°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha285.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.67°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra309.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani219.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:38 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:29 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:24 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 29 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 30 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:22 – 07:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:51 – 07:38
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:01 – 11:12
Yamaganda13:34 – 14:45
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 08:49
Varjyam08:02 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:38 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:49 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:01 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:12 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:45 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:56 – 17:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:07 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:56 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:45 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:12 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:01 – 05:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:49 – 07:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868588.27
Julian Day2457053.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0637°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.55°
🪷 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 -17.52°, EoT -13.53 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: 2015-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)