पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 18, 2006 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.18 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।

सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।1.18।।

"1.18 And O King! Drupada, the sons of Droupadi and Soubhadra, the great soldier, blew their conches." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.18'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	3.94°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	234.82°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	68.29°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	337.94°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	202.75°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	318.84°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani	100.41°	Karka	Puṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:01 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:28 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:53 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:49 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:10 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:49 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:02 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:39 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:01 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla	18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:02 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:44 – 17:22
Yamaganda	09:11 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla	12:28 – 14:06
Varjyam	06:28 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:58 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:55 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:33 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:11 – 10:50 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:50 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:28 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:06 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:44 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:22 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:01 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:22 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:44 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:06 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:28 – 01:50 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:50 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:11 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:33 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 33.4484°

Longitude: -112.074°

Timezone: UTC+-7

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865378.27
Julian Day	2453843.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9409°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	232.87°

🪷 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 10.72°, EoT 0.51 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: 2006-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)