पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 31, 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 6.1 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
"6.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts because it is his duty, not thinking of the consequences, is really spiritual and a true ascetic; and not he who merely observes rituals or who shuns all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.1'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra290.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha265.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.83°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra289.20°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani356.84°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:58 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:27 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:45 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:21 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 28 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 31 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:50 – 07:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:16 – 07:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:15 – 16:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:27 – 16:48
Amṛta Kāla16:12 – 17:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:09 – 12:13
Yamaganda14:20 – 15:23
Gulika Kāla09:02 – 10:05
Varjyam08:19 – 08:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:58 – 09:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha09:02 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:05 – 11:09 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:09 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:20 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:23 – 16:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:27 – 18:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:23 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:20 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:09 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:05 – 06:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga06:02 – 07:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873305.27
Julian Day2461770.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2441°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.45°
🪷 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 (24.2441°), declination -23.12°, EoT -3.26 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: 2027-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)