पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · November 8, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.23°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra160.79°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.79°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha195.10°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra155.07°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani220.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:53 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:33 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:28 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:28 – 06:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:00 – 06:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:12 – 17:32
Yamaganda12:12 – 13:32
Gulika Kāla14:52 – 16:12
Varjyam07:20 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:53 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:13 – 09:33 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:33 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:52 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:12 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:32 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:52 – 16:12 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:12 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:32 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:12 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:52 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:32 – 00:12 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:12 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:52 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:33 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:13 – 06:53 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868869.27
Julian Day2457334.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0744°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.92°
🪷 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 (24.0744°), declination -16.42°, EoT 15.99 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: 2015-11-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)