पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 13, 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 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.37°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra325.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha275.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.05°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra221.33°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani344.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:55 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:41 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:20 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:51 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 46 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 13 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:44 – 07:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:11 – 07:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:29 – 16:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:41 – 17:03
Amṛta Kāla16:26 – 18:11
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:18 – 13:24
Yamaganda09:00 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla11:12 – 12:18
Varjyam08:17 – 08:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:55 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta09:00 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:06 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:12 – 12:18 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:18 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:30 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:35 – 16:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:41 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:35 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:30 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:18 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:12 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:06 – 06:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg06:00 – 07:55 (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)1872953.27
Julian Day2461418.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2306°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.70°
🪷 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 (24.2306°), declination -21.54°, EoT -8.64 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: 2027-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)