पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · October 9, 2016 CE

Also observed today

कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.2 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।

"9.2 This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	172.10°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	260.34°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	253.56°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	158.53°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	161.72°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	204.47°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शनि Śani	227.96°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:28 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:09 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:07 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 34 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 25 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:55 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:30 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:52 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:52 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:35 – 18:02
Yamaganda	12:15 – 13:42
Gulika Kāla	15:08 – 16:35
Varjyam	06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta	09:10 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:28 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:54 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:21 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:48 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:15 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:42 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:08 – 16:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:35 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:02 – 19:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:35 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:08 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:42 – 00:15 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:15 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:48 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:21 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:54 – 06:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 33.4484°

Longitude: -112.074°

Timezone: UTC+-7

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869205.27
Julian Day	2457670.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0873°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.02°

🪷 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 (24.0873°), declination -6.36°, EoT 13.49 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: 2016-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)