पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · March 23, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: चैत्र नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Caitra Navrātri Start (Gudhi Padwā)
Spring Navrātri begins; Vasanta-pakṣa Devī worship. Maharashtra: Gudhi Padwā. South: Ugadi. Sindhi: Cheti Chand.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.34 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्।

संभावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते।।2.34।।
"2.34 Men will talk forever of thy disgrace; and to the noble, dishonour is worse than death." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya338.79°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra343.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.57°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha336.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.16°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra24.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani183.64°TulāCitrā 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)06:44 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:05 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

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

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:04 – 12:36
Yamaganda15:39 – 17:11
Gulika Kāla08:00 – 09:32
Varjyam06:59 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:29 – 08:00 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:00 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 11:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:04 – 12:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:36 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:07 – 15:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:39 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:11 – 18:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:42 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:11 – 21:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:39 – 23:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:07 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:36 – 02:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:04 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 05:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:00 – 06:29 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867544.27
Julian Day2456009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0238°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.54°
🪷 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 (24.0238°), declination 1.12°, 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: 2012-03-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)