पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · September 9, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.47 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगिनामपि सर्वेषां मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना।

श्रद्धावान्भजते यो मां स मे युक्ततमो मतः।।6.47।।
"6.47 I look upon him as the best of mystics who, full of faith, worshippeth Me and abideth in Me."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.24°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra321.74°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.52°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha165.51°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.02°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra129.89°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani204.30°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:35 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:11 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:22
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:34 – 17:09
Yamaganda09:16 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 14:00
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:07 – 07:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:41 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:16 – 10:50 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:50 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:00 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:34 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:09 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:43 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:09 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:34 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:00 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 01:50 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:50 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:16 – 04:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:41 – 06:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868444.27
Julian Day2456909.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0582°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.13°
🪷 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 (24.0582°), declination 5.41°, EoT 3.28 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: 2014-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)