पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · March 25, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya340.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra197.53°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala73.64°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha321.02°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati265.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra320.89°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani128.80°SiṃhaMaghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:40 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:23 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:39 – 17:12
Yamaganda09:30 – 11:03
Gulika Kāla12:35 – 14:07
Varjyam06:57 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:26 – 07:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:58 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:30 – 11:03 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:03 – 12:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:35 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:39 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:12 – 18:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:44 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:12 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:39 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:35 – 02:03 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:03 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:30 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:58 – 06:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866085.27
Julian Day2454550.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9680°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.71°
🪷 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 (23.9680°), declination 1.89°, EoT -6.58 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: 2008-03-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)