पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · December 12, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.7 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम्।

कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम्।।9.7।।
"9.7 All beings, O Arjuna, return at the close of every cosmic cycle into the realm of Nature, which is a part of Me, and at the beginning of the next I send them forth again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra217.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha216.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.66°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra210.62°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani193.46°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:24 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:02 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:14 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:04 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:24
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:43
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:43

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:23 – 13:38
Yamaganda08:38 – 09:53
Gulika Kāla11:08 – 12:23
Varjyam07:49 – 08:05
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:24 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:38 – 09:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:53 – 11:08 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:08 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:23 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:52 – 16:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:07 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:22 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:07 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:52 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:23 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:23 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:08 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:53 – 05:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:38 – 07:24 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867808.27
Julian Day2456273.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0339°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.39°
🪷 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 (24.0339°), declination -23.09°, EoT 5.54 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: 2012-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)