पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · August 9, 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 6.46 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।

कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन।।6.46।।
"6.46 The wise man is superior to the ascetic and to the scholar and to the man of action; therefore be thou a wise man, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.46'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.81°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra183.91°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha138.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.89°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra129.89°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani225.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:21 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:44 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:52 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:49 – 15:44
Godhūli Muhūrta19:09 – 19:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:21 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:06 – 20:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:57 – 17:39
Yamaganda09:10 – 10:52
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 14:15
Varjyam06:20 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:46 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:28 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:10 – 10:52 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:52 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:15 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:57 – 17:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:39 – 19:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:21 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:39 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:57 – 23:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:15 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 01:52 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:52 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:10 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:28 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869144.27
Julian Day2457609.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0850°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)73.22°
🪷 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 (24.0850°), declination 15.77°, EoT -5.21 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: 2016-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)