पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 10, 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 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38'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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.62°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra126.79°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.20°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha314.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra338.18°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani271.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:25 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:11 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:58 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:35 – 07:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:40 – 09:54
Yamaganda11:09 – 12:24
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 14:53
Varjyam07:50 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:25 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:40 – 09:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:54 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:09 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:24 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:53 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:08 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:23 – 19:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:08 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:53 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:24 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:09 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:54 – 05:40 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:40 – 07:25 (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 Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870424.27
Julian Day2458889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1339°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.31°
🪷 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 (24.1339°), declination -14.57°, EoT -14.55 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: 2020-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)