पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · October 26, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.10 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न द्वेष्ट्यकुशलं कर्म कुशले नानुषज्जते।त्यागी सत्त्वसमाविष्टो मेधावी छिन्नसंशयः।।18.10।।
"18.10 The wise man who has attained purity, whose doubts are solved, who is filled with the spirit of self-abnegation, does not shrink from action because it brings pain, nor does he desire it because it brings pleasure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.25°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra176.88°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.30°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha204.95°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.55°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra206.72°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani177.38°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:45 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:08 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:12 – 13:35
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:12
Varjyam07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:41 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:26 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:12 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:35 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:58 – 16:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:20 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:43 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:20 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:58 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:35 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:12 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:26 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867395.27
Julian Day2455860.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)349.25°
🪷 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 (24.0181°), declination -12.26°, EoT 16.30 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: 2011-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)