पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 13, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya145.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra143.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.16°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha170.74°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.24°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra110.83°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani215.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:29 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:20 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:51 – 18:27
Yamaganda12:05 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla15:16 – 16:51
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:42 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:18 – 08:53 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:53 – 10:29 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:29 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:05 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:40 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:16 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:51 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:27 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:51 – 21:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:16 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:40 – 00:05 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:05 – 01:29 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:29 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:53 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:18 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868813.27
Julian Day2457278.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0723°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.39°
🪷 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 (24.0723°), declination 3.98°, EoT 4.75 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: 2015-09-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)