पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · October 12, 2013 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।

"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	174.83°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	265.95°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	123.74°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	199.81°	Tulā	Svātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	84.78°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	220.52°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	196.92°	Tulā	Svātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:30 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:58 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:14 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:17 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:20 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 28 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 31 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:58 – 05:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:32 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:51 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:58 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla	17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:51 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:22 – 10:48
Yamaganda	13:40 – 15:06
Gulika Kāla	06:30 – 07:56
Varjyam	06:58 – 07:17
Dur Muhūrta	09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Kāla	06:30 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:56 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:22 – 10:48 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:48 – 12:14 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:14 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:40 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:06 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:32 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:58 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:32 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:06 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:40 – 00:14 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:14 – 01:48 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:48 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:22 – 04:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:56 – 06:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 33.4484°

Longitude: -112.074°

Timezone: UTC+-7

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868112.27
Julian Day	2456577.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0455°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.81°

🪷 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 (24.0455°), declination -7.39°, EoT 14.22 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: 2013-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)