पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 28, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

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: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.64°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra238.81°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.19°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha254.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.11°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra298.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani236.64°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:58 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:25 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:04 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:28 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 27 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 32 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:50 – 07:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:15 – 07:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:13 – 16:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:25 – 16:46
Amṛta Kāla16:10 – 17:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:15
Yamaganda09:01 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:08 – 12:11
Varjyam08:19 – 08:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:58 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:01 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:04 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:08 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:15 – 14:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:18 – 15:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:21 – 16:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:25 – 18:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:21 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:18 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:15 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:08 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:04 – 06:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:01 – 07:58 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869285.27
Julian Day2457750.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.43°
🪷 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 (24.0903°), declination -23.27°, EoT -1.89 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: 2016-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)