पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · January 16, 2041 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 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2098 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1963 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1448
Malayalam Era: 1217
Nanakshahi: 572
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra77.98°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha289.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati185.54°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra318.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani179.00°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:52 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:46 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:29 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:18 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 53 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 06 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:41 – 07:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:08 – 07:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta16:34 – 16:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:46 – 17:08
Amṛta Kāla16:31 – 18:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:19 – 13:26
Yamaganda08:59 – 10:06
Gulika Kāla11:12 – 12:19
Varjyam08:14 – 08:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:57 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:52 – 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 – 16:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:46 – 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 – 07:52 (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 Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878070.27
Julian Day2466535.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4263°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.61°
🪷 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 (24.4263°), declination -20.89°, 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: 2041-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)