पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · February 27, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.36°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra300.32°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala40.59°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha331.81°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.50°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra271.17°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani101.50°KarkaPuṣya P3

Phoenix, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-7)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:19 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:12 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:29 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:03 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:26 – 09:51
Yamaganda11:16 – 12:42
Gulika Kāla14:07 – 15:32
Varjyam07:29 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:40 – 10:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:00 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:26 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:51 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:16 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:42 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:07 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:32 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:23 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:32 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:07 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:42 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:16 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:51 – 05:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:26 – 07:00 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 33.4484°
Longitude: -112.074°
Timezone: UTC+-7

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865328.27
Julian Day2453793.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9390°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.40°
🪷 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 (23.9390°), declination -8.46°, EoT -13.39 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: 2006-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)