पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · November 13, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.26°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra221.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha203.22°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra160.51°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani221.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:13 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:08 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:16 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:54 – 12:13
Yamaganda14:51 – 16:09
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 09:35
Varjyam07:24 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · 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 Chala06:58 – 08:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:17 – 09:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:35 – 10:54 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:54 – 12:13 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:13 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:32 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:51 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:09 – 17:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:28 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:09 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:51 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:32 – 00:13 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:13 – 01:54 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:54 – 03:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:35 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:17 – 06:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868874.27
Julian Day2457339.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.69°
🪷 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 -17.83°, EoT 15.26 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: 2015-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)