पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 4, 2017 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 11.44 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं

प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।

पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः

प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।
"11.44 Therefore I prostrate myself before Thee, O Lord! Most Adorable! I salute Thee, I ask Thy blessing. Only Thou canst be trusted to bear with me, as father to son, as friend to friend, as lover to his beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra19.43°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala340.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha270.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.55°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra335.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani240.60°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:32 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:59 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:32 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:15 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:44 – 07:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:58 – 11:11
Yamaganda13:36 – 14:49
Gulika Kāla07:32 – 08:45
Varjyam07:57 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:32 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:45 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:58 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:11 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:23 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:49 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:02 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:15 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:02 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:49 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:23 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:11 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:58 – 05:45 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:45 – 07:32 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869323.27
Julian Day2457788.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0918°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.06°
🪷 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 (24.0918°), declination -16.21°, EoT -14.09 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: 2017-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)