पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · August 12, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.22 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
"17.22 And that which is given at an unsuitable place or time or to one who is unworthy, or with disrespect or contempt - such a gift is the result of Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.98°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra85.57°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.72°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha132.94°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati125.30°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra120.60°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani214.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:30 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:40 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:42
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:33 – 14:14
Yamaganda07:29 – 09:10
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:33
Varjyam06:21 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:48 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:29 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:10 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:33 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:14 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:56 – 17:37 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:37 – 19:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:18 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:37 – 21:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:56 – 23:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:14 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:33 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:10 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:29 – 05:48 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868781.27
Julian Day2457246.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0711°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.30°
🪷 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 (24.0711°), declination 15.11°, EoT -4.74 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: 2015-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)