पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 16, 2025 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 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।
"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra117.42°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.67°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha256.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra318.64°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani321.70°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:52 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:46 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:52 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:09 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 53 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 06 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:41 – 07:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:08 – 07:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta16:34 – 16:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:46 – 17:08
Amṛta Kāla16:31 – 18:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:26 – 14:32
Yamaganda07:52 – 08:59
Gulika Kāla10:06 – 11:12
Varjyam08:14 – 08:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:52 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:59 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:06 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:12 – 12:19 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:19 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:26 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:32 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:39 – 16:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:46 – 18:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:39 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:32 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:26 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:19 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:12 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:06 – 05:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:59 – 07:52 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872226.27
Julian Day2460691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2028°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.33°
🪷 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 (24.2028°), declination -20.92°, EoT -9.69 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: 2025-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)