पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 28, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.07°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra127.46°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha249.01°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.21°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra204.94°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani344.02°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:58 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:25 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:01 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:45 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 27 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 32 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:50 – 07:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:15 – 07:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:13 – 16:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:25 – 16:46
Amṛta Kāla16:10 – 17:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:01 – 10:04
Yamaganda11:08 – 12:11
Gulika Kāla13:15 – 14:18
Varjyam08:19 – 08:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:58 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla09:01 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:04 – 11:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:08 – 12:11 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:11 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:15 – 14:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:18 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:21 – 16:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:25 – 18:21 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:21 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:18 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:15 – 00:11 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:11 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:08 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:04 – 06:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala06:01 – 07:58 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872937.27
Julian Day2461402.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2300°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)232.29°
🪷 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 (24.2300°), declination -23.29°, EoT -1.89 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: 2026-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)