पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · February 21, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.62 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।

सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।
"2.62 When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra108.01°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.01°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha285.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati145.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra280.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani231.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:33 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:14 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:54 – 18:18
Yamaganda12:42 – 14:06
Gulika Kāla15:30 – 16:54
Varjyam07:35 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:07 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:31 – 09:55 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:55 – 11:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:19 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:42 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha14:06 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:30 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:54 – 18:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:18 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:54 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:30 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala23:06 – 00:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:42 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:19 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:55 – 05:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:31 – 07:07 (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)1868974.27
Julian Day2457439.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0785°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.70°
🪷 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 (24.0785°), declination -10.82°, EoT -14.19 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: 2016-02-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)