पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · March 23, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.31°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra62.98°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.07°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha346.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati321.37°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra355.13°MīnaRevatī P3
शनि Śani156.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:05 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:24 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:39 – 17:10
Yamaganda09:32 – 11:04
Gulika Kāla12:36 – 14:07
Varjyam07:00 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:29 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:01 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:32 – 11:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:04 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:36 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:07 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:39 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:10 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:42 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:10 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:39 – 23:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:07 – 00:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:36 – 02:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:04 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:32 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:01 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866813.27
Julian Day2455278.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9958°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.41°
🪷 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 (23.9958°), declination 0.91°, EoT -7.21 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: 2010-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)