पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · August 23, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.55°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra218.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.80°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha149.64°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.68°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra113.98°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani214.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:35 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:46 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:04 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:35
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:04 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:27 – 19:06
Yamaganda12:31 – 14:09
Gulika Kāla15:48 – 17:27
Varjyam06:28 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:55 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:34 – 09:13 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:13 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:52 – 12:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:31 – 14:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:09 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:48 – 17:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:27 – 19:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:06 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:27 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:48 – 23:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:09 – 00:31 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:31 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:52 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:13 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:34 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868792.27
Julian Day2457257.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0715°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.28°
🪷 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 (24.0715°), declination 11.60°, EoT -2.27 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: 2015-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)