पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 27, 2029 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 18.4 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।
"18.4 O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment as regards this problem. It has a threefold aspect." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra61.75°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.26°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha262.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.79°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra269.07°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.56°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:42 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:39 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:34 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 19 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 40 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:27 – 07:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:55 – 07:42
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:12
Yamaganda13:32 – 14:42
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 08:52
Varjyam08:05 – 08:20
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:42 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:52 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:02 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:12 – 12:22 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:22 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:42 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:52 – 17:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:02 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:52 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:42 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 00:22 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:22 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:12 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:02 – 05:52 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:52 – 07:42 (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 Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873698.27
Julian Day2462163.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2591°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.92°
🪷 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 (24.2591°), declination -18.43°, EoT -12.76 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: 2029-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)