पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · May 12, 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 3.12 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इष्टान्भोगान्हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः।

तैर्दत्तानप्रदायैभ्यो यो भुङ्क्ते स्तेन एव सः।।3.12।।
"3.12 For, fed, on sacrifice, nature will give you all the enjoyment you can desire. But he who enjoys what she gives without returning is, indeed, a robber.'" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.12'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.70°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra287.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha10.63°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati28.57°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra59.66°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani180.01°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:27 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:58 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:54
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:41
Yamaganda14:08 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla05:30 – 07:14
Varjyam06:05 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:30 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:14 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:41 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 14:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:08 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:52 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:35 – 19:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:19 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:35 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:52 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:08 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:41 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:14 – 05:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867594.27
Julian Day2456059.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0257°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.48°
🪷 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 (24.0257°), declination 18.19°, EoT 3.74 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: 2012-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)