पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 17, 2013 CE

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BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।

"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	3.16°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	76.83°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	3.19°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	340.10°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	50.22°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	7.95°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
शनि Śani	194.78°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:00 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:28 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:14 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:31 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:02 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:39 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:00 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla	18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:02 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:28 – 14:06
Yamaganda	07:34 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla	10:50 – 12:28
Varjyam	06:29 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta	08:59 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 Labha	05:56 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:34 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:12 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:50 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:28 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	14:06 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:44 – 17:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:22 – 19:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	19:00 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:22 – 21:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:44 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	23:06 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:28 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:50 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:12 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:34 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 33.4484°

Longitude: -112.074°

Timezone: UTC+-7

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867934.27
Julian Day	2456399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0387°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	76.52°

🪷 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 (24.0387°), declination 10.47°, EoT 0.26 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: 2013-04-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)