पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 17, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.17 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः।

धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः।।1.17।।
"1.17 And the Maharaja of Benares, the great archer, Shikhandi, the great soldier, Dhrishtayumna, Virata and Satyaki, the invincible," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.96°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra221.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.71°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha336.62°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.86°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra317.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani100.39°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:59 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:07 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:34 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:50 – 12:28
Gulika Kāla14:06 – 15:44
Varjyam06:29 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:59 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:56 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:34 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:50 – 12:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:28 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:06 – 15:44 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:44 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:22 – 19:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:00 – 20:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:22 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:44 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:06 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:28 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:50 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:34 – 05:56 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865377.27
Julian Day2453842.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9409°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)220.55°
🪷 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 (23.9409°), declination 10.37°, EoT 0.26 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: 2006-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)