पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · March 3, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.24 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।

सेनानीनामहं स्कन्दः सरसामस्मि सागरः।।10.24।।
"10.24 Among the priests, know, O Arjuna, that I am the Apostle Brihaspati; of generals I am Skanda, the Commander-in-Chief, and of waters I am the Ocean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya318.09°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra297.97°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha322.90°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati344.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra276.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani171.89°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:56 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:45 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:36 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:07 – 15:34
Yamaganda06:56 – 08:22
Gulika Kāla09:48 – 11:15
Varjyam07:24 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:37 – 10:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:56 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:22 – 09:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:48 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:15 – 12:41 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:41 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:07 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:34 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:00 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:26 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:00 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:34 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:07 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:41 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:15 – 03:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:48 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:22 – 06:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867158.27
Julian Day2455623.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0090°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.88°
🪷 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 (24.0090°), declination -7.02°, EoT -12.65 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: 2011-03-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)