पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 26, 2022 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 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।
"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.05°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra287.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.78°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha269.02°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra265.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani297.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:57 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:23 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:55 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:22 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 26 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 33 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:50 – 07:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:15 – 07:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:11 – 16:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:23 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:08 – 17:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:00 – 10:04
Yamaganda11:07 – 12:10
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:17
Varjyam08:18 – 08:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:57 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:00 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:04 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:07 – 12:10 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:10 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:17 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:20 – 16:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:23 – 18:20 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:20 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:17 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:10 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:07 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:04 – 06:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:00 – 07:57 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871474.27
Julian Day2459939.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1741°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.14°
🪷 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 (24.1741°), declination -23.37°, EoT -0.96 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: 2022-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)