पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 18, 2039 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 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2096 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1961 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1446
Malayalam Era: 1215
Nanakshahi: 570
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra186.79°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.49°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha268.47°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.51°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra295.08°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani154.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:51 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:48 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:20 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:23 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:44 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 56 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 03 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:40 – 07:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:06 – 07:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta16:36 – 17:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:48 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:33 – 18:18
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:34 – 15:41
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:13
Gulika Kāla12:20 – 13:27
Varjyam08:14 – 08:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:56 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:51 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:58 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:05 – 11:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:13 – 12:20 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:20 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:34 – 15:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:41 – 16:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:48 – 18:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:41 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:34 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 00:20 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:20 – 02:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:13 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:05 – 05:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:58 – 07:51 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877341.27
Julian Day2465806.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3985°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.83°
🪷 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 (24.3985°), declination -20.60°, EoT -10.35 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: 2039-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)