पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · February 4, 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 6.36 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
असंयतात्मना योगो दुष्प्राप इति मे मतिः।

वश्यात्मना तु यतता शक्योऽवाप्तुमुपायतः।।6.36।।
"6.36 It is not possible to attain Self-Realisation if a man does not know how to control himself; but for him who, striving by proper means, learns such control, it is possible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra23.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.08°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha286.30°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.27°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra331.37°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani358.37°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:12 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:57 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 40 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 19 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:16 – 06:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:45 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:11 – 12:23
Yamaganda14:48 – 16:01
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 09:58
Varjyam07:57 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:33 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:46 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:58 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:11 – 12:23 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:23 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:48 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:01 – 17:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:14 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:01 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:48 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:23 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:11 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:58 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:46 – 07:33 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873340.27
Julian Day2461805.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2454°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.44°
🪷 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 (24.2454°), declination -16.41°, EoT -14.09 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: 2028-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)