पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 20, 2037 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 1.37 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्।

स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव।।1.37।।
"1.37 We are worthy of a nobler feat than to slaughter our relatives - the sons of Dhritarashtra; for, my Lord, how can we be happy of we kill our kinsmen?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2094 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1959 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1444
Malayalam Era: 1213
Nanakshahi: 568
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.94°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra315.41°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala236.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha252.24°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.61°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra260.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani126.74°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:49 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:52 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:30 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:27 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 02 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 57 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:37 – 07:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:04 – 07:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:52 – 17:14
Amṛta Kāla16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:36 – 15:44
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:12
Gulika Kāla12:20 – 13:28
Varjyam08:12 – 08:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:49 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:57 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:05 – 11:12 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:12 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:20 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:28 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:36 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:44 – 16:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:52 – 18:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:44 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:36 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:28 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:20 – 02:12 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:12 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:05 – 05:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:57 – 07:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876613.27
Julian Day2465078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3706°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.09°
🪷 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 (24.3706°), declination -20.08°, EoT -10.96 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: 2037-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)