पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · February 21, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: आमलकी एकादशी — Āmalakī Ekādaśī
Worship of Āmalakī (Indian gooseberry, sacred to Viṣṇu).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya308.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra72.97°MithunaĀrdrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala320.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha325.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati42.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra299.49°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani197.23°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:51 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:09 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:06 – 15:30
Yamaganda07:07 – 08:31
Gulika Kāla09:55 – 11:19
Varjyam07:35 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:43 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:07 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:31 – 09:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:55 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:19 – 12:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:42 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:06 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:30 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:54 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:18 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:54 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:30 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:06 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:42 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:19 – 03:55 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:55 – 05:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:31 – 07:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867879.27
Julian Day2456344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0366°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.53°
🪷 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 (24.0366°), declination -10.56°, EoT -14.19 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: 2013-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)