पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 31, 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 16.1 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।

दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम्।।16.1।।
"16.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Fearlessness, clean living, unceasing concentration on wisdom, readiness to give, self-control, a spirit of sacrifice, regular study of the scriptures, austerities, candour," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.1'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra306.98°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.18°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha280.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.06°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra332.14°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani323.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:37 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:28 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:56 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 30 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 29 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:21 – 06:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:50 – 07:37
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:32
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:12 – 12:23
Yamaganda14:46 – 15:57
Gulika Kāla08:49 – 10:00
Varjyam08:01 – 08:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:37 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:49 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:00 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:12 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:46 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:57 – 17:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:08 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:57 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:46 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:12 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:00 – 05:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:49 – 07:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872241.27
Julian Day2460706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.93°
🪷 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 -17.36°, EoT -13.53 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: 2025-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)