पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · August 5, 2008 CE

Also observed today

अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।

"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	109.03°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	155.19°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	146.85°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	115.61°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	260.91°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	124.51°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	134.02°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:25 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:34 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:35 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:42 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 41 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 18 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:54 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:35 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:07 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:51 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:25 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla	19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:07 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:59 – 17:42
Yamaganda	09:09 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla	12:34 – 14:17
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:55 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:43 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:26 – 09:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:09 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:51 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:34 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	14:17 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:59 – 17:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:42 – 19:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:25 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:42 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:59 – 23:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	23:17 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:34 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:51 – 03:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:09 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:26 – 05:43 (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 Time

Kali Year	5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1866218.27
Julian Day	2454683.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.74°

🪷 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 (23.9730°), declination 16.91°, EoT -5.70 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: 2008-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)