पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 16, 2036 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 9.30 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्।

साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः।।9.30।।
"9.30 Even the most sinful, if he worship Me with his whole heart, shalt be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra127.25°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.06°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha257.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati15.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra309.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani112.59°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:53 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:51 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:36 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 52 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 07 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:42 – 07:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:09 – 07:53
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:07
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:26
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla11:12 – 12:19
Varjyam08:15 – 08:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha07:53 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:59 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:06 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:12 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:19 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:26 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:32 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:39 – 16:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:45 – 18:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:39 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:32 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:26 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:19 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:12 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:06 – 05:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:59 – 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 Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876243.27
Julian Day2464708.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3565°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.97°
🪷 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 (24.3565°), declination -21.04°, EoT -9.69 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: 2036-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)