पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 25, 2021 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 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya281.14°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra56.60°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala14.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha299.38°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra266.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani280.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:44 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:28 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:19 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 14 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 45 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:30 – 07:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:58 – 07:44
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:54 – 10:03
Yamaganda11:12 – 12:22
Gulika Kāla13:31 – 14:40
Varjyam08:07 – 08:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:44 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:54 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:03 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:12 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:22 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:31 – 14:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:40 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:50 – 16:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:59 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:50 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:40 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:31 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:22 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:12 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:03 – 05:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:54 – 07:44 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870774.27
Julian Day2459239.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.79°
🪷 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 (24.1473°), declination -18.95°, EoT -12.31 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: 2021-01-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)