पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · March 10, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: महा शिवरात्रि — Mahā Śivarātri
The greatest night of Lord Śiva; cosmic dance of dissolution.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.19 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य

मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्

स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।
"11.19 Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.19'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya325.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra302.84°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala334.07°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha314.67°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.25°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra320.73°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani196.92°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:39 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:37 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:12 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:04 – 18:32
Yamaganda12:39 – 14:08
Gulika Kāla15:36 – 17:04
Varjyam07:16 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:31 – 09:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:46 – 08:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:14 – 09:43 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:43 – 11:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:11 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:39 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:08 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:36 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:04 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:32 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:04 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:36 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:08 – 00:39 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:39 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:11 – 03:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:43 – 05:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:14 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

12 steps · festival walk
Today is Mahā Śivarātri — its dedicated walk.
Śiva-stuti through Bhāgavata + Mahābhārata Anuśāsana.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867896.27
Julian Day2456361.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0372°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.84°
🪷 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 (24.0372°), declination -4.11°, EoT -11.02 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: 2013-03-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)