पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 28, 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 2.66 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नास्ति बुद्धिरयुक्तस्य न चायुक्तस्य भावना।

न चाभावयतः शान्तिरशान्तस्य कुतः सुखम्।।2.66।।
"2.66 Right discrimination is not for him who cannot concentrate. Without concentration, there cannot be meditation; he who cannot meditate must not expect peace; and without peace, how can anyone expect happiness?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.66'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.86°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra273.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.32°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha243.78°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati251.65°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra285.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani266.75°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:58 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:25 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:11 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:05 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 26 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 33 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:50 – 07:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:16 – 07:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta16:13 – 16:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:25 – 16:46
Amṛta Kāla16:10 – 17:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:08
Yamaganda13:15 – 14:18
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:01
Varjyam08:19 – 08:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:58 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha09:01 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:04 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:08 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:11 – 13:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:15 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:18 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:21 – 16:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:25 – 18:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:21 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:18 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:15 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:11 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:08 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:04 – 06:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha06:01 – 07:58 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870380.27
Julian Day2458845.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.90°
🪷 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 -23.30°, EoT -1.89 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: 2019-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)