पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 20, 2012 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 2.62 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।

सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।
"2.62 When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya6.34°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra352.56°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala129.66°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha338.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.40°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra49.50°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani181.59°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:03 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:12 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:52 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:51 – 19:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:03 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:48 – 20:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:27
Yamaganda15:45 – 17:24
Gulika Kāla07:31 – 09:10
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:52 – 07:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:31 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:10 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:45 – 17:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:24 – 19:03 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:03 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:24 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:45 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:10 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:31 – 05:52 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867572.27
Julian Day2456037.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0248°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.35°
🪷 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 (24.0248°), declination 11.60°, 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: 2012-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)