पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 22, 2028 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 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra226.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha294.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra315.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani357.56°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:48 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:37 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:15 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 05 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 54 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:35 – 07:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:03 – 07:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:39
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:39

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:13
Yamaganda13:29 – 14:37
Gulika Kāla07:48 – 08:56
Varjyam08:11 – 08:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:48 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:56 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:05 – 11:13 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:13 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:21 – 13:29 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:29 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:37 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:45 – 16:54 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:54 – 18:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:45 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:37 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:29 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:21 – 02:13 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:13 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:05 – 05:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:56 – 07:48 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873327.27
Julian Day2461792.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2449°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.75°
🪷 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 (24.2449°), declination -19.82°, EoT -11.54 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: 2028-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)