पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 10, 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 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।
"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.14°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra233.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha291.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.78°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra304.50°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani251.47°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:55 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:23 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:04 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:54 – 11:09
Yamaganda13:39 – 14:54
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:39
Varjyam07:49 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Kāla07:24 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:39 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:54 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 13:39 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:39 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:54 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:09 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:24 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:09 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:54 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:39 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:54 – 05:39 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:39 – 07:24 (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 Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869694.27
Julian Day2458159.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1060°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.88°
🪷 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 (24.1060°), declination -14.42°, EoT -14.55 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: 2018-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)