पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · September 28, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.37 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

अयतिः श्रद्धयोपेतो योगाच्चलितमानसः।

अप्राप्य योगसंसिद्धिं कां गतिं कृष्ण गच्छति।।6.37।।
"6.37 Arjuna asked: He who fails to control himself, whose mind falls from spiritual contemplation, who attains not perfection but retains his faith, what of him, my Lord?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.29°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra316.71°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.45°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha174.29°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra119.73°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani184.79°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:18 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:57 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:23 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:42
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:42

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:18
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla07:49 – 09:19
Varjyam06:50 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:20 – 07:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:49 – 09:19 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:19 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:18 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:18 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:48 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:47 – 18:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:17 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:47 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:48 – 00:18 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:18 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:19 – 04:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:49 – 06:20 (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)1867733.27
Julian Day2456198.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0310°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.87°
🪷 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 (24.0310°), declination -2.11°, EoT 10.18 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: 2012-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)