पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 17, 2008 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।

"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1415

Malayalam Era: 1184

Nanakshahi: 539

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	272.32°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	18.29°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	61.28°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	289.71°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	253.36°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	236.96°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	133.69°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:32 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:44 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:38 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:57 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)	02:27 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 11 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 48 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	06:11 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:41 – 07:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:18 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:20 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:44 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla	17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:18 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:55 – 15:11
Yamaganda	07:32 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla	10:05 – 11:22
Varjyam	07:58 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta	09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	07:32 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:49 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	10:05 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	11:22 – 12:38 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:38 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:55 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:11 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:28 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:44 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:28 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:11 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:55 – 00:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:38 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	02:22 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	04:05 – 05:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:49 – 07:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 33.4484°

Longitude: -112.074°

Timezone: UTC+-7

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866017.27
Julian Day	2454482.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	107.91°

🪷 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 (23.9654°), declination -20.89°, EoT -10.03 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: 2008-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)