पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · March 13, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.51 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

दृष्ट्वेदं मानुषं रूपं तवसौम्यं जनार्दन।

इदानीमस्मि संवृत्तः सचेताः प्रकृतिं गतः।।11.51।।
"11.51 Arjuna said: Seeing Thee in Thy gentle human form, my Lord, I am myself again, calm once more." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya328.07°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
चन्द्र Candra229.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.71°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha305.59°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.85°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra0.43°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani220.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:05 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:04 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:08 – 05:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:25
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:10 – 12:39
Yamaganda15:36 – 17:05
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:41
Varjyam07:12 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:43 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:12 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:41 – 11:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:10 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:39 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:07 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:05 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:34 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:05 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 23:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:07 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:39 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:10 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:41 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:12 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868629.27
Julian Day2457094.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0653°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.26°
🪷 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 (24.0653°), declination -3.12°, EoT -10.22 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: 2015-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)