पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · July 31, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.33 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।

प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति।।3.33।।
"3.33 Even the wise man acts in character with his nature; indeed, all creatures act according to their natures. What is the use of compulsion then?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.24°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra85.41°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha105.50°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra118.37°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani133.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:14 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:24 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:53 – 15:48
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:03
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:18 – 16:02
Yamaganda05:40 – 07:23
Gulika Kāla09:07 – 10:51
Varjyam06:14 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:40 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:23 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:07 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:51 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:18 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:02 – 17:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:45 – 19:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:29 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:45 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:02 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:18 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:51 – 03:07 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:07 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:23 – 05:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866213.27
Julian Day2454678.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9729°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.99°
🪷 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 (23.9729°), declination 18.21°, EoT -6.07 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: 2008-07-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)