पञ्चाङ्ग — Seattle, USA · September 1, 2016 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 7.22 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते।

लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्।।7.22।।
"7.22 If he worships one form alone with real faith, then shall his desires be fulfilled through that only; for thus have I ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra131.01°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha154.85°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.55°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra158.09°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani225.78°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 UTC-8
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 UTC-8
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 UTC-8
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:07 UTC-8
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:40 UTC-8
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:36
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:36

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:49 – 15:29
Yamaganda05:28 – 07:08
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:29
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:28 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:08 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:29 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:29 – 12:09 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:09 – 13:49 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:49 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:29 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:10 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:50 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:10 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:29 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:49 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:09 – 01:29 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:29 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:08 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869167.27
Julian Day2457632.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0858°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)357.63°
🪷 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 (24.0858°), declination 8.18°, EoT 0.48 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: 2016-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)