पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 27, 2016 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 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।
"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra136.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.15°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha260.59°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.87°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra249.61°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani229.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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)20:03 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:16 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:29 – 07:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:57 – 07:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:22 – 13:32
Yamaganda08:53 – 10:03
Gulika Kāla11:12 – 12:22
Varjyam08:06 – 08:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:43 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:53 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:03 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:12 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:22 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:32 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:42 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:51 – 17:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:01 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:51 – 20:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:42 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:32 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:22 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:12 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:03 – 05:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:53 – 07:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868949.27
Julian Day2457414.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.72°
🪷 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 (24.0775°), declination -18.64°, 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: 2016-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)