पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · October 1, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।
"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.01°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra306.78°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.61°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha147.77°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra138.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani152.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:22 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:15 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:21 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:46 – 15:15
Yamaganda06:22 – 07:50
Gulika Kāla09:19 – 10:48
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

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 Śubha06:22 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:50 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:19 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:48 – 12:17 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:17 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:46 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:15 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:44 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:13 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:44 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:15 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:46 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:17 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:48 – 03:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:19 – 04:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:50 – 06:22 (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)1866640.27
Julian Day2455105.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9892°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)141.97°
🪷 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 (23.9892°), declination -3.17°, EoT 11.17 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: 2009-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)