पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · May 1, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।
"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya16.80°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra268.08°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala13.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha4.43°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.00°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra25.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani193.73°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:08 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:13 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 14:07
Yamaganda07:21 – 09:03
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:25
Varjyam06:14 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:40 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:21 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:03 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:07 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:48 – 17:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:29 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:11 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:29 – 21:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:48 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:07 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:03 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:21 – 05:40 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867948.27
Julian Day2456413.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0392°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.55°
🪷 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 (24.0392°), declination 15.08°, EoT 2.92 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: 2013-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)