पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 8, 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 14.26 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्ितयोगेन सेवते।स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान् ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।14.26।।
"14.26 And he who serves Me and only Me, with unfaltering devotion, shall overcome the Qualities, and become One with the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.26'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.82°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra139.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha270.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra320.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani302.60°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:32 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:35 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:24 – 13:38
Yamaganda08:41 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla11:10 – 12:24
Varjyam07:52 – 08:08
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:27 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:41 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:56 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:10 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:24 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:52 – 16:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:06 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:20 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:06 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:52 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:24 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:10 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:56 – 05:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:41 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871518.27
Julian Day2459983.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1758°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.07°
🪷 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 (24.1758°), declination -15.13°, 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: 2023-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)