पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · March 5, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya320.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra232.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala330.17°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha319.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati43.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra314.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani197.06°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:48 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:46 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:23
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:35 – 17:01
Yamaganda09:47 – 11:14
Gulika Kāla12:41 – 14:08
Varjyam07:22 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:35 – 09:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:53 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:20 – 09:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:47 – 11:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:14 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:41 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:35 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:01 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:28 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:01 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:35 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:41 – 02:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:14 – 03:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:47 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:20 – 06:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867891.27
Julian Day2456356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0370°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.07°
🪷 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 (24.0370°), declination -6.05°, EoT -12.23 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: 2013-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)