पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · February 17, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya304.47°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra195.16°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.34°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha290.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.38°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra344.60°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani241.66°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:02 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:49 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:16 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:20 – 12:43
Yamaganda15:29 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 09:57
Varjyam07:39 – 07:56
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:11 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:34 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:57 – 11:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:20 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:43 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:29 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:15 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:29 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:43 – 02:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:20 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:57 – 05:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:34 – 07:11 (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)1869336.27
Julian Day2457801.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0923°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.59°
🪷 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 (24.0923°), declination -11.97°, EoT -14.49 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: 2017-02-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)