पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 24, 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 6.25 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शनैः शनैरुपरमेद् बुद्ध्या धृतिगृहीतया।

आत्मसंस्थं मनः कृत्वा न किञ्चिदपि चिन्तयेत्।।6.25।।
"6.25 Little by little, by the help of his reason controlled by fortitude, let him attain peace; and, fixing his mind on the Self, let him not think of any other thing." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.25'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra250.80°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha295.09°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra318.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani357.67°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:46 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:16 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:39 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 10 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 49 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:33 – 07:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:00 – 07:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:55 – 10:04
Yamaganda11:13 – 12:21
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 14:39
Varjyam08:09 – 08:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Amṛta07:46 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:55 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:04 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:13 – 12:21 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:21 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 14:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:39 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:48 – 16:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:57 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:48 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:39 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 00:21 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:21 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:13 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:04 – 05:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:55 – 07:46 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873329.27
Julian Day2461794.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2450°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.73°
🪷 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 (24.2450°), declination -19.36°, EoT -12.06 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: 2028-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)