पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 21, 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 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.04°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra178.21°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.69°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha264.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra323.41°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani322.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:48 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:20 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:10 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 04 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 55 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:36 – 07:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:03 – 07:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:37 – 15:45
Yamaganda10:04 – 11:12
Gulika Kāla12:21 – 13:29
Varjyam08:11 – 08:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:48 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:56 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:04 – 11:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:12 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:21 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:37 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:45 – 16:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:53 – 18:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:45 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:37 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:21 – 02:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:12 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:04 – 05:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:56 – 07:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872231.27
Julian Day2460696.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2030°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.55°
🪷 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 (24.2030°), declination -19.88°, EoT -11.26 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: 2025-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)