पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · August 5, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.98°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra135.16°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha133.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.13°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra124.97°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani225.56°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:54 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:43 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:51 – 15:46
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:59 – 17:42
Gulika Kāla07:26 – 09:09
Varjyam06:18 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:43 – 07:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:26 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:17 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:59 – 17:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:42 – 19:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:25 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:42 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:59 – 23:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:17 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:26 – 05:43 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869140.27
Julian Day2457605.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0848°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.33°
🪷 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 (24.0848°), declination 16.89°, EoT -5.70 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: 2016-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)