पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 20, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.12°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra303.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala333.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha24.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.80°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra335.18°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani141.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:47 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:46 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:31 – 09:10
Yamaganda10:49 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla14:06 – 15:45
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:52 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:31 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:10 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:49 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:06 – 15:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:45 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:24 – 19:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:02 – 20:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:24 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:45 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:06 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:49 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:10 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:31 – 05:52 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866476.27
Julian Day2454941.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9829°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.97°
🪷 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 (23.9829°), declination 11.51°, EoT 0.97 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: 2009-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)