पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 9, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya355.54°MīnaRevatī P3
चन्द्र Candra17.93°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha11.28°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati139.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra339.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani231.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:15 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:45 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:18 – 10:54
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:42
Gulika Kāla06:06 – 07:42
Varjyam06:38 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:06 – 07:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:42 – 09:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:18 – 10:54 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:54 – 12:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:30 – 14:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:06 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:42 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:19 – 18:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:55 – 20:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:19 – 21:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:42 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:06 – 00:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:30 – 01:54 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:54 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:18 – 04:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:42 – 06:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869022.27
Julian Day2457487.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0803°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.70°
🪷 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 (24.0803°), declination 7.68°, EoT -1.90 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: 2016-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)