पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 3, 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 13.27 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यावत्सञ्जायते किञ्चित्सत्त्वं स्थावरजङ्गमम्।क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञसंयोगात्तद्विद्धि भरतर्षभ।।13.27।।
"13.27 Wherever life is seen in things movable or immovable, it is the joint product of Matter and Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra178.02°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala19.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha301.03°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati286.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra277.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani281.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:34 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:29 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:20 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:16 – 06:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:45 – 07:34
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:36
Yamaganda08:46 – 09:58
Gulika Kāla11:11 – 12:23
Varjyam07:58 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:34 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:46 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:58 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:11 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:48 – 16:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:01 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:13 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:01 – 20:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:48 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:11 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:58 – 05:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:46 – 07:34 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870783.27
Julian Day2459248.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1476°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.75°
🪷 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 (24.1476°), declination -16.50°, EoT -13.97 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: 2021-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)