पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · November 12, 2010 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2067 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1932 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1417
Malayalam Era: 1186
Nanakshahi: 541
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya205.53°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra277.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala226.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha220.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati329.65°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra184.47°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani168.44°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:52 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:08 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:13
Yamaganda14:51 – 16:10
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 09:35
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:57 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:16 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:35 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:32 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:51 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:10 – 17:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:29 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:10 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:51 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:32 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:35 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:16 – 06:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867047.27
Julian Day2455512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0048°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.73°
🪷 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 (24.0048°), declination -17.61°, EoT 15.43 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: 2010-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)