पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 25, 2018 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 2.65 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
प्रसादे सर्वदुःखानां हानिरस्योपजायते।

प्रसन्नचेतसो ह्याशु बुद्धिः पर्यवतिष्ठते।।2.65।।
"2.65 Having attained Peace, he becomes free from misery; for when the mind gains peace, right discrimination follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya280.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra12.24°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala214.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha265.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.14°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra284.42°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani249.86°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:45 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:22 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:32 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:31 – 07:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:59 – 07:45
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:31 – 14:40
Yamaganda07:45 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:03 – 11:12
Varjyam08:08 – 08:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:45 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:54 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:03 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:12 – 12:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:22 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:31 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:40 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:49 – 16:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:59 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:49 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:40 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:31 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:22 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:12 – 04:03 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:03 – 05:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:54 – 07:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869678.27
Julian Day2458143.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1054°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.80°
🪷 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 (24.1054°), declination -19.01°, EoT -12.31 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: 2018-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)