पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 19, 2023 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 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra234.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha253.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra295.48°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani300.25°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:51 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:49 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:27 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:54 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 58 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 01 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:39 – 07:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:06 – 07:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta16:37 – 17:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:49 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:34 – 18:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 14:35
Yamaganda07:51 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:13
Varjyam08:13 – 08:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:51 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:58 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:05 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:13 – 12:20 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:20 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:35 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:42 – 16:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:49 – 18:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:42 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:35 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:20 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:13 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:05 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:58 – 07:51 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871498.27
Julian Day2459963.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1750°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.05°
🪷 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 (24.1750°), declination -20.42°, EoT -10.66 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: 2023-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)