पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · February 29, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra225.21°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.62°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha288.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra289.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani130.63°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:37 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:41 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:01 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:16 – 12:41
Yamaganda15:33 – 16:59
Gulika Kāla08:24 – 09:50
Varjyam07:27 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta 09:38 – 10:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 Chala06:58 – 08:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:24 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:50 – 11:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:16 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:41 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:07 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:59 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:24 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:59 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 23:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:07 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:41 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:16 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:50 – 05:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:24 – 06:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866060.27
Julian Day2454525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9670°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)270.59°
🪷 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 (23.9670°), declination -7.89°, EoT -13.04 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: 2008-02-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)