पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 27, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra301.10°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.49°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha328.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.87°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra346.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani326.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:54 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:24 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:34 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:45 – 15:07
Yamaganda06:54 – 08:17
Gulika Kāla09:39 – 11:01
Varjyam07:22 – 07:39
Dur Muhūrta 09:28 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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 Śubha06:54 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:17 – 09:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:39 – 11:01 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:01 – 12:23 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:23 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:45 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:29 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:51 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:29 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:45 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:23 – 02:01 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:01 – 03:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:39 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:17 – 06:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872268.27
Julian Day2460733.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2044°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.66°
🪷 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 (24.2044°), declination -8.31°, EoT -13.39 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: 2025-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)