पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · May 23, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.18 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
"13.18 It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.18'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.05°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra188.45°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala29.75°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha50.84°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.73°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra52.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani192.15°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:27 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:57 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:56 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:15 – 19:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:27 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:12 – 20:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:10 – 15:56
Yamaganda05:23 – 07:09
Gulika Kāla08:54 – 10:39
Varjyam05:58 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:23 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:09 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:54 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:39 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:10 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:56 – 17:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:41 – 19:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:27 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:41 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:56 – 23:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:10 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:39 – 02:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:54 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:09 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867970.27
Julian Day2456435.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0401°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.98°
🪷 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 (24.0401°), declination 20.58°, EoT 3.40 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: 2013-05-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)