पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 30, 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 15.20 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
"15.20 Thus, O Sinless One, I have revealed to thee this most mystic knowledge. He who understands gains wisdom and attains the consummation of life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra292.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.49°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha278.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra331.32°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani323.11°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:39 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:07 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:57 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:41 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 28 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 31 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:23 – 07:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:51 – 07:39
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta16:55 – 17:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:07 – 17:30
Amṛta Kāla16:52 – 18:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 14:45
Yamaganda07:39 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla10:01 – 11:12
Varjyam08:02 – 08:17
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:39 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:50 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:01 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:12 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:45 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:56 – 17:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:07 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:56 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:45 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:12 – 04:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:01 – 05:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:50 – 07:39 (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)1872240.27
Julian Day2460705.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.03°
🪷 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 (24.2034°), declination -17.63°, EoT -13.36 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: 2025-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)