पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 28, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra265.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.14°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha275.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra329.65°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani322.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:41 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:04 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:48 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:26 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:26 – 07:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:54 – 07:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta16:52 – 17:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:04 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:49 – 18:34
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:43 – 15:53
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:12
Gulika Kāla12:22 – 13:33
Varjyam08:04 – 08:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:41 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:51 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:02 – 11:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:12 – 12:22 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:22 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:33 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:43 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:53 – 17:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:04 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:53 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:43 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:33 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:22 – 02:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:12 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:02 – 05:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:51 – 07:41 (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)1872238.27
Julian Day2460703.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.11°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2033°), declination -18.17°, EoT -12.97 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: 2025-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)