पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 29, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।
"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.36°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra137.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.37°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha32.73°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.38°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra55.79°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani219.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:09 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:17 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:01 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:40 – 15:34
Godhūli Muhūrta18:57 – 19:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:09 – 19:42
Amṛta Kāla18:54 – 20:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:26 – 14:06
Yamaganda07:23 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:26
Varjyam06:16 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:43 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:23 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:26 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:06 – 15:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:47 – 17:28 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:28 – 19:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:09 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:28 – 21:47 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:47 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:06 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:26 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:23 – 05:43 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868676.27
Julian Day2457141.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0671°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.50°
🪷 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 (24.0671°), declination 14.31°, EoT 2.64 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: 2015-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)