पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · November 12, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.8 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।

अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च।।1.8।।
"1.8 You come first; then Bheeshma, Karna, Kripa, great soldiers; Ashwaththama, Vikarna and the son of Somadhatta;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya205.25°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra208.70°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha201.61°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra159.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani221.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:15 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:39 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:33 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:32 – 14:51
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla09:35 – 10:54
Varjyam07:23 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:24 – 09:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:57 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:16 – 09:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:35 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:54 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:13 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:32 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:51 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:10 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:29 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:10 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:51 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:32 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:13 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:54 – 03:35 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:35 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:16 – 06:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868873.27
Julian Day2457338.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.84°
🪷 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 (24.0746°), declination -17.56°, EoT 15.43 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: 2015-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)