पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 17, 2031 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 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya240.58°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra277.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala295.55°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha218.72°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.54°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra200.32°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani54.60°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:53 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:19 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:03 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:07 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 26 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 33 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:45 – 07:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:11 – 07:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:07 – 16:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:19 – 16:40
Amṛta Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 13:09
Yamaganda08:56 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla11:03 – 12:06
Varjyam08:14 – 08:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:53 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:56 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:59 – 11:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:03 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:06 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:09 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:13 – 15:16 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:16 – 16:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:19 – 18:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:16 – 20:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:13 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:09 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:06 – 02:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:03 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:59 – 05:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:56 – 07:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874752.27
Julian Day2463217.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2994°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.37°
🪷 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 (24.2994°), declination -23.34°, EoT 3.25 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: 2031-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)