पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 9, 2019 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 13.3 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत।

क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम।।13.3।।
"13.3 I am the Omniscient self that abides in the playground of Matter; knowledge of Matter and of the all-knowing Self is wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra341.02°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.96°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha303.06°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra251.43°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani261.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:12 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:37 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:06 – 06:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:36 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:55 – 11:09
Yamaganda13:38 – 14:53
Gulika Kāla07:26 – 08:40
Varjyam07:51 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:26 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:40 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:55 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:09 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:24 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:53 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:07 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:22 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:07 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:53 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:24 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:09 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:55 – 05:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:40 – 07:26 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870058.27
Julian Day2458523.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1199°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)48.88°
🪷 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 (24.1199°), declination -14.82°, EoT -14.50 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: 2019-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)