पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 8, 2041 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 2.37 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।
"2.37 If killed, thou shalt attain Heaven; if victorious, enjoy the kingdom of earth. Therefore arise, O Son of Kunti, and fight!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2098 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1963 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1448
Malayalam Era: 1217
Nanakshahi: 572
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra336.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha277.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati184.74°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra310.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani178.71°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:56 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:36 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:16 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:01 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:10 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 39 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 20 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:47 – 07:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:13 – 07:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:24 – 16:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:36 – 16:57
Amṛta Kāla16:21 – 18:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:26 – 15:31
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:11
Gulika Kāla12:16 – 13:21
Varjyam08:18 – 08:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:58 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:56 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg09:01 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:06 – 11:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:11 – 12:16 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:16 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:21 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:26 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:31 – 16:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:36 – 18:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:31 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:26 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:21 – 00:16 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:16 – 02:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:11 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:06 – 06:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla06:01 – 07:56 (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 Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878062.27
Julian Day2466527.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4260°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.96°
🪷 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 (24.4260°), declination -22.21°, 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: 2041-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)