पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · February 19, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.31 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।

धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
"2.31 Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya306.26°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra171.87°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.55°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha299.26°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.12°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra264.93°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani208.90°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:59 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:31 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:40 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:43 – 14:06
Yamaganda08:32 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla11:19 – 12:43
Varjyam07:37 – 07:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:09 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:32 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:56 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:19 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:43 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:06 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:29 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:16 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:29 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:06 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:43 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:19 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:56 – 05:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:32 – 07:09 (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)1868242.27
Julian Day2456707.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0505°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.09°
🪷 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 (24.0505°), declination -11.36°, EoT -14.37 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: 2014-02-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)