पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 27, 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 2.65 · 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: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.84°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra260.70°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.65°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha242.22°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.42°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra283.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani266.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:58 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:24 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:35 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:06 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 26 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 33 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:50 – 07:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:15 – 07:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:24 – 16:45
Amṛta Kāla16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:07 – 12:11
Yamaganda14:17 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla09:01 – 10:04
Varjyam08:19 – 08:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:58 – 09:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:01 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:04 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:07 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:11 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:17 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:21 – 16:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:24 – 18:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:21 – 20:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:17 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:11 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:07 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:04 – 06:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:01 – 07:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870379.27
Julian Day2458844.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.90°
🪷 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 (24.1322°), declination -23.34°, EoT -1.42 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: 2019-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)