पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · May 18, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.13 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
"13.13 I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.24°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra121.51°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha40.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.63°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra46.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani192.49°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:40 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:56 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:44 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 19:58
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:55 – 10:40
Yamaganda14:09 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla05:26 – 07:11
Varjyam06:01 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:26 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:11 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:55 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:40 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:25 – 14:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:09 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:54 – 17:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:39 – 19:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:23 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:39 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:54 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:09 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:25 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:40 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:55 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:11 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867965.27
Julian Day2456430.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0399°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.65°
🪷 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 (24.0399°), declination 19.55°, EoT 3.69 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: 2013-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)