पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 6, 2027 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।
"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra241.68°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha263.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.64°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra213.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani344.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:57 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:33 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:46 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:08 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 35 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 24 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:49 – 07:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:14 – 07:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:21 – 16:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:33 – 16:54
Amṛta Kāla16:18 – 18:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:15 – 13:20
Yamaganda09:02 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla11:11 – 12:15
Varjyam08:19 – 08:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:57 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:02 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:06 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:11 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:15 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:24 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:29 – 16:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:33 – 18:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:29 – 20:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:24 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 00:15 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:15 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:11 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:06 – 06:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:02 – 07:57 (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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872946.27
Julian Day2461411.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2304°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.83°
🪷 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 (24.2304°), declination -22.54°, EoT -5.88 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: 2027-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)