पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 17, 2040 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 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra312.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.60°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha279.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra238.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani166.87°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:52 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:47 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:36 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:23 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 54 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 05 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:41 – 07:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:08 – 07:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:47 – 17:09
Amṛta Kāla16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:33 – 15:40
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:13
Gulika Kāla12:19 – 13:26
Varjyam08:14 – 08:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:52 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:59 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:06 – 11:13 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:13 – 12:19 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:19 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:26 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:33 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:40 – 16:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:47 – 18:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:40 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:33 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:26 – 00:19 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:19 – 02:13 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:13 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:06 – 05:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:59 – 07:52 (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 Year5141
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877705.27
Julian Day2466170.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4124°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.59°
🪷 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 (24.4124°), declination -20.85°, EoT -10.03 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: 2040-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)