पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 2, 2017 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 11.11 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्।

सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्।।11.11।।
"11.11 Crowned with heavenly garlands, clothed in shining garments, anointed with divine unctions, He showed Himself as the Resplendent One, Marvellous, Boundless, Omnipresent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra301.07°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha247.71°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.65°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra304.28°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani237.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:58 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:29 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:02 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:11 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 31 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 28 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:50 – 07:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:15 – 07:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:13
Godhūli Muhūrta16:17 – 16:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:29 – 16:50
Amṛta Kāla16:14 – 17:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:02 – 10:06
Yamaganda11:10 – 12:13
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:21
Varjyam08:19 – 08:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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 · 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 Amṛta07:58 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:02 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:06 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:10 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:13 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:21 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:25 – 16:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:29 – 18:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:25 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:21 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:13 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:10 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:06 – 06:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:02 – 07:58 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869290.27
Julian Day2457755.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.02°
🪷 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 (24.0905°), declination -22.91°, EoT -4.15 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: 2017-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)