पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · September 12, 2008 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2065 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1930 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1415
Malayalam Era: 1184
Nanakshahi: 539
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya145.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra285.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.14°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha172.38°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra171.14°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani138.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:28 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:55 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:50 – 12:24
Yamaganda15:31 – 17:05
Gulika Kāla07:43 – 09:16
Varjyam06:40 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:09 – 07:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:43 – 09:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:16 – 10:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:50 – 12:24 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:24 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:58 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:31 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:05 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:39 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:05 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:31 – 22:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:58 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:24 – 01:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:50 – 03:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:16 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:43 – 06:09 (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)1866256.27
Julian Day2454721.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9745°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.20°
🪷 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 (23.9745°), declination 4.10°, EoT 4.38 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: 2008-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)