पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 29, 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 15.19 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्।स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत।।15.19।।
"15.19 He who with unclouded vision sees Me as the Lord-God, knows all there is to be known, and always shall worship Me with his whole heart." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.19'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra278.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.81°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha277.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra330.49°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani323.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:40 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:25 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:31 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:25 – 07:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:53 – 07:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:29
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:33
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:01
Gulika Kāla11:12 – 12:23
Varjyam08:03 – 08:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:40 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:51 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:01 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:12 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:54 – 17:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:05 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:54 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:12 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:01 – 05:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:51 – 07:40 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872239.27
Julian Day2460704.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.40°
🪷 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 (24.2033°), declination -17.90°, EoT -13.17 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: 2025-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)