पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · December 15, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.41 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।
"1.41 When irreligion spreads, the women of the house begin to stray; when they lose their purity, adulteration of the stock follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra282.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.66°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha253.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.51°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra197.36°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani224.92°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:51 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:19 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:24 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:39 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)8 Hours 27 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)15 Hours 32 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:44 – 07:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā07:09 – 07:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:48 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:07 – 16:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:19 – 16:40
Amṛta Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:48 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:12 – 15:16
Yamaganda09:58 – 11:02
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:09
Varjyam08:12 – 08:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:51 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:55 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:58 – 11:02 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:02 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:09 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:12 – 15:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:16 – 16:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:19 – 18:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:16 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:12 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:09 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 02:02 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:02 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:58 – 05:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:55 – 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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868906.27
Julian Day2457371.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0759°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.17°
🪷 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 (24.0759°), declination -23.24°, EoT 4.18 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: 2015-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)