पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 9, 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 2.50 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।

तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्।।2.50।।
"2.50 When a man attains to Pure Reason, he renounces in this world the results of good and evil alike. Cling thou to Right Action. Spirituality is the real art of living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra301.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala204.55°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha269.90°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.86°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra265.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani230.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:42 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:51 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:37 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:53 – 16:07
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:09
Gulika Kāla12:24 – 13:38
Varjyam07:51 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:26 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:41 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:55 – 11:09 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:09 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:24 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 14:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:53 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:07 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:21 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:07 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:53 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:24 – 02:09 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:09 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:55 – 05:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:41 – 07:26 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868962.27
Julian Day2457427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0780°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.94°
🪷 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 (24.0780°), declination -14.90°, EoT -14.50 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: 2016-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)