पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · August 15, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.5 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन।

तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप।।4.5।।
"4.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have been born again and again, from time to time; thou too,O Arjuna! My births are known to Me, but thou knowest not thine." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.5'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.62°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra276.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.12°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha134.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra136.79°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani135.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:58 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:13 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:53 – 17:34
Gulika Kāla07:31 – 09:11
Varjyam06:24 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:50 – 07:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:31 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:11 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:13 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:53 – 17:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:34 – 19:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:15 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:34 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:53 – 23:13 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:13 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:11 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:31 – 05:50 (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 Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866228.27
Julian Day2454693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9734°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)157.64°
🪷 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 (23.9734°), declination 13.98°, EoT -4.18 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: 2008-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)