पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 21, 2020 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 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra230.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha282.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra314.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani269.58°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:49 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:02 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:34 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 02 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 57 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:37 – 07:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:04 – 07:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:36 – 15:44
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:13
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:28
Varjyam08:12 – 08:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 Roga07:49 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:57 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:05 – 11:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:13 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:28 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:36 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:44 – 16:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:52 – 18:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:44 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:36 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:28 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 02:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:13 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:05 – 05:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:57 – 07:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870404.27
Julian Day2458869.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1331°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)313.80°
🪷 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 (24.1331°), declination -20.05°, EoT -11.26 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: 2020-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)