पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 31, 2024 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 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra164.14°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha267.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.02°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra254.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani312.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:39 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:25 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:03 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:23 – 07:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:51 – 07:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:34
Yamaganda08:50 – 10:01
Gulika Kāla11:12 – 12:23
Varjyam08:02 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:39 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:50 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:01 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:12 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:45 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:56 – 17:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:07 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:56 – 20:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:45 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:12 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:01 – 05:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:50 – 07:39 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871875.27
Julian Day2460340.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.34°
🪷 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 (24.1894°), declination -17.57°, EoT -13.53 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: 2024-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)