पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 23, 2019 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 2.61 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तानि सर्वाणि संयम्य युक्त आसीत मत्परः।

वशे हि यस्येन्द्रियाणि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.61।।
"2.61 Restraining them all, let him meditate steadfastly on Me; for who thus conquers his senses achieves perfection." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.61's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya246.76°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra206.92°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.97°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha236.01°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati250.50°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra278.99°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani266.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:56 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:22 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:49 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:10 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 25 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 34 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:49 – 07:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:14 – 07:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:10 – 16:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:22 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:07 – 17:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:03
Yamaganda11:06 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:12 – 14:15
Varjyam08:17 – 08:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:56 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:59 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:03 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:06 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:12 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:15 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:18 – 16:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:22 – 18:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:18 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:15 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:12 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:06 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:03 – 05:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:59 – 07:56 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870375.27
Julian Day2458840.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1320°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.05°
🪷 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 (24.1320°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2019-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)