पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 29, 2024 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।

"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	253.61°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	231.11°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	98.28°	Karka	Puṣya P2
बुध Budha	231.52°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	49.30°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	299.97°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani	320.20°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:58 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:26 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:26 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:57 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	8 Hours 28 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	15 Hours 31 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:50 – 07:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	07:15 – 07:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:55 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:26 – 16:47
Amṛta Kāla	16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:55 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:22 – 16:26
Yamaganda	12:12 – 13:15
Gulika Kāla	14:19 – 15:22
Varjyam	08:19 – 08:32
Dur Muhūrta	09:56 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

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):
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 Udveg	07:58 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	09:01 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	10:05 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	11:08 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:12 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:15 – 14:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:19 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:22 – 16:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:26 – 18:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:22 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:19 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:15 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:12 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	02:08 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	04:05 – 06:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	06:01 – 07:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 47.6062°

Longitude: -122.3321°

Timezone: UTC+-8

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872208.27
Julian Day	2460673.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2021°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	336.52°

🪷 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 (24.2021°), declination -23.21°, EoT -2.35 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: 2024-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)