पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 10, 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 13.34 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यथा प्रकाशयत्येकः कृत्स्नं लोकमिमं रविः।

क्षेत्रं क्षेत्री तथा कृत्स्नं प्रकाशयति भारत।।13.34।।
"13.34 As the one Sun illuminates the whole earth, so the Lord illumines the whole universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.34'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.37°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra275.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala23.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha293.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.05°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra286.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani282.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:28 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:26 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 00 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 59 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:24 – 13:39
Yamaganda08:39 – 09:54
Gulika Kāla11:09 – 12:24
Varjyam07:49 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 Labha07:24 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:39 – 09:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:54 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:09 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:24 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:54 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:24 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:54 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:24 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:09 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:54 – 05:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:39 – 07:24 (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)1870790.27
Julian Day2459255.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1479°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.77°
🪷 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 (24.1479°), declination -14.33°, 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: 2021-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)