पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · December 16, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya239.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra296.32°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.23°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha254.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.59°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra198.55°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani225.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:48 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:34 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:07 – 06:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:36 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:44
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:44

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:25 – 13:39
Yamaganda08:41 – 09:55
Gulika Kāla11:10 – 12:25
Varjyam07:51 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:45 – 10:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:26 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:41 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:55 – 11:10 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:10 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:25 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:54 – 16:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:08 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:23 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:08 – 20:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:54 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 00:25 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:25 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:10 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:55 – 05:41 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:41 – 07:26 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868907.27
Julian Day2457372.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0759°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.00°
🪷 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 (24.0759°), declination -23.29°, EoT 3.72 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: 2015-12-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)