पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 8, 2034 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 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.49°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra123.23°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.92°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha272.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati311.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra263.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani83.21°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:57 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:35 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:56 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:54 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 38 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 21 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:47 – 07:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:13 – 07:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:23 – 16:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:35 – 16:57
Amṛta Kāla16:20 – 18:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:31 – 16:35
Yamaganda12:16 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla14:26 – 15:31
Varjyam08:18 – 08:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:57 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala09:01 – 10:06 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:06 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:11 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:16 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:21 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:26 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:31 – 16:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:35 – 18:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:31 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:26 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:21 – 00:16 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:16 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:11 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:06 – 06:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha06:01 – 07:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875505.27
Julian Day2463970.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3282°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.92°
🪷 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 (24.3282°), declination -22.25°, EoT -6.70 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: 2034-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)