पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 21, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.22°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra85.35°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha257.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.33°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani286.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:55 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:39 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:18 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 25 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 34 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:48 – 07:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:13 – 07:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:42
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:14 – 15:17
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:05
Gulika Kāla12:08 – 13:11
Varjyam08:16 – 08:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:55 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:58 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:02 – 11:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:05 – 12:08 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:08 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:14 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:17 – 16:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:21 – 18:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:17 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:14 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 00:08 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:08 – 02:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:05 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:02 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:58 – 07:55 (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 Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871104.27
Julian Day2459569.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.35°
🪷 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 (24.1599°), declination -23.44°, EoT 1.38 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: 2021-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)