पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · May 9, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.25 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।

ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
"4.25 Some sages sacrifice to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the Eternal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra56.02°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.73°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha25.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra16.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani230.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:21 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:38 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:16 – 08:59
Yamaganda10:42 – 12:25
Gulika Kāla14:08 – 15:51
Varjyam06:07 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:33 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:16 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:59 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 12:25 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:25 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:08 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:51 – 17:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:34 – 19:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:17 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:34 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:51 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:08 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:25 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:59 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:16 – 05:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869052.27
Julian Day2457517.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0814°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)30.15°
🪷 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 (24.0814°), declination 17.43°, EoT 3.63 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: 2016-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)