पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 14, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.3 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मम योनिर्महद्ब्रह्म तस्मिन् गर्भं दधाम्यहम्।संभवः सर्वभूतानां ततो भवति भारत।।14.3।।
"14.3 The eternal Cosmos is My womb, in which I plant the seed, from which all beings are born, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.20°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra211.22°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala30.52°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha9.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.93°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra332.63°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.48°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:23 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:43 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:51 – 12:29
Yamaganda15:43 – 17:21
Gulika Kāla07:37 – 09:14
Varjyam06:32 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:00 – 07:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:37 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:51 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:29 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:43 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:21 – 18:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:58 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:21 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:43 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:29 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:51 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:37 – 06:00 (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)1869392.27
Julian Day2457857.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0944°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)214.07°
🪷 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 (24.0944°), declination 9.42°, EoT -0.50 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: 2017-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)