पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 23, 2033 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 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2090 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1955 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1440
Malayalam Era: 1209
Nanakshahi: 564
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.18°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra262.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.48°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha246.38°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati308.29°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra243.82°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani84.51°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:56 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:22 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:52 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:26 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 25 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 34 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:49 – 07:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:14 – 07:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:10 – 16:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:22 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:07 – 17:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:06 – 12:09
Yamaganda14:15 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla08:59 – 10:03
Varjyam08:17 – 08:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:56 – 08:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:59 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:03 – 11:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:06 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:09 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:15 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:18 – 16:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:22 – 18:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:18 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:15 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 00:09 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:09 – 02:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:06 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:03 – 05:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:59 – 07:56 (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 Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875489.27
Julian Day2463954.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3276°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.81°
🪷 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 (24.3276°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2033-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)