पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 20, 2010 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 2.32 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।

सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।
"2.32 Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.87°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra73.59°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.22°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha18.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati327.70°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra29.56°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani154.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:49 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:07 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:53
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 Kāla15:45 – 17:23
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:49
Gulika Kāla12:27 – 14:06
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:53 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:31 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:49 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:49 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:27 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:06 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:45 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:23 – 19:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:02 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:23 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:45 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:06 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:27 – 01:49 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:49 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:31 – 05:53 (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 Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866841.27
Julian Day2455306.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9969°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.84°
🪷 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 (23.9969°), declination 11.42°, 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: 2010-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)