पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 21, 2026 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 5.22 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये हि संस्पर्शजा भोगा दुःखयोनय एव ते।

आद्यन्तवन्तः कौन्तेय न तेषु रमते बुधः।।5.22।।
"5.22 The joys that spring from external associations bring pain; they have their beginning and their endings. The wise man does not rejoice in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra302.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala273.57°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha276.05°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.32°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra279.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani333.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:49 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:57 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:11 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 04 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 55 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:36 – 07:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:03 – 07:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 13:29
Yamaganda08:57 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:13 – 12:21
Varjyam08:11 – 08:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 Labha07:49 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:57 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:05 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:13 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 13:29 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:29 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:37 – 15:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:45 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:53 – 18:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:45 – 20:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:37 – 22:29 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:29 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:13 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:05 – 05:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:57 – 07:49 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872596.27
Julian Day2461061.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2170°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)26.36°
🪷 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 (24.2170°), declination -19.93°, EoT -11.26 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: 2026-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)