पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · November 20, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.14 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः।

नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।।9.14।।
"9.14 Always extolling Me, strenuous, firm in their vows, prostrating themselves before Me, they worship Me continually with concentrated devotion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra183.65°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala264.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha202.86°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.24°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra219.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani211.82°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:41 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:49 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:32 – 14:50
Yamaganda07:05 – 08:22
Gulika Kāla09:40 – 10:57
Varjyam07:31 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:05 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:22 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:40 – 10:57 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:57 – 12:15 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:15 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:32 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:50 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:07 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:24 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:07 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:50 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:32 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:15 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:57 – 03:40 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:40 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:22 – 07:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868516.27
Julian Day2456981.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0609°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.37°
🪷 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 (24.0609°), declination -19.63°, EoT 13.70 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: 2014-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)