पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · September 6, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.44 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
पूर्वाभ्यासेन तेनैव ह्रियते ह्यवशोऽपि सः।

जिज्ञासुरपि योगस्य शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते।।6.44।।
"6.44 Unconsciously he will return to the practices of his old life; so that he who tries to realise spiritual consciousness is certainly superior to one who only talks of it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya139.33°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra276.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.56°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha161.29°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.41°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra126.18°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani204.09°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:47 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:27 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:42 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:47 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:51
Yamaganda14:01 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla06:05 – 07:40
Varjyam06:36 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:05 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:40 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:15 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:51 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:26 – 14:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:01 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:37 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:12 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:47 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:12 – 21:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:37 – 23:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:01 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:26 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:51 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:15 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:40 – 06:05 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868441.27
Julian Day2456906.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0581°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.66°
🪷 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 (24.0581°), declination 6.53°, EoT 2.20 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: 2014-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)