पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 12, 2023 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 13.34 · 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: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.38°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra142.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.66°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha256.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.52°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra286.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani299.48°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:55 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:40 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:33 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:25 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 44 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 15 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:45 – 07:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:11 – 07:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:28 – 16:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:40 – 17:02
Amṛta Kāla16:25 – 18:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:23 – 14:29
Yamaganda07:55 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:06 – 11:12
Varjyam08:17 – 08:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:55 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga09:01 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:06 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:12 – 12:18 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:18 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:23 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:29 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:34 – 16:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:40 – 18:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:34 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:29 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:23 – 00:18 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:18 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:12 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:06 – 06:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta06:01 – 07:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871491.27
Julian Day2459956.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1747°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)239.13°
🪷 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 (24.1747°), declination -21.71°, EoT -8.27 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: 2023-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)