पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 8, 2022 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 4.23 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः।

यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते।।4.23।।
"4.23 He who is without attachment, free, his mind centered in wisdom, his actions, being done as a sacrifice, leave no trace behind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya295.08°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra19.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala256.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha270.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati314.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra258.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani292.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:44 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:16 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:37 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 16:06
Yamaganda09:55 – 11:10
Gulika Kāla12:24 – 13:38
Varjyam07:52 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:27 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:41 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:55 – 11:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:10 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:24 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:38 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:52 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:06 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:21 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:06 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:52 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:38 – 00:24 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:24 – 02:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:10 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:55 – 05:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:41 – 07:27 (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 Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871153.27
Julian Day2459618.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1618°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.77°
🪷 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 (24.1618°), declination -15.05°, EoT -14.45 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: 2022-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)