पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · September 17, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.14 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।15.14।।
"15.14 Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra126.71°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala79.59°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha157.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.61°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra121.62°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani150.67°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:22 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:15 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:21 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:55 – 15:27
Yamaganda06:12 – 07:45
Gulika Kāla09:17 – 10:50
Varjyam06:43 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:12 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:45 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:17 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:50 – 12:22 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:22 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:55 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:00 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:32 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:00 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:55 – 00:22 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:22 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:50 – 03:17 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:17 – 04:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:45 – 06:12 (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 Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866626.27
Julian Day2455091.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9887°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.46°
🪷 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 (23.9887°), declination 2.27°, EoT 6.24 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: 2009-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)