पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · November 3, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.48 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत्।सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः।।18.48।।
"18.48 The duty that of itself falls to one's lot should not be abandoned, though it may have its defects. All acts are marred by defects, as fire is obscured by smoke." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya196.73°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra190.31°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha193.95°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.84°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra243.54°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani199.51°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:18 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:14 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:55 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:14 – 17:35
Yamaganda12:12 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla14:54 – 16:14
Varjyam07:16 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Udveg06:49 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:09 – 09:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:30 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:51 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:12 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:54 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:14 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:35 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:14 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:54 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:12 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:51 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:30 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:09 – 06:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868134.27
Julian Day2456599.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0463°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.44°
🪷 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 (24.0463°), declination -15.06°, EoT 16.38 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: 2013-11-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)