पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · September 13, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी — Krishna Janmāṣṭamī
Bhagavān Krishna manifested at Mathurā midnight on this exact tithi-nakshatra alignment in 3227 BCE.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (Mathurā) — -3226-07-09 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।
"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya146.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra53.35°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala130.49°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha128.26°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.89°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra117.14°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani237.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:24 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:04 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:19 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:59 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:28 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:59 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:24 – 13:57
Yamaganda07:43 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:50 – 12:24
Varjyam06:41 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:10 – 07:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:43 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:50 – 12:24 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:24 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:31 – 17:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:04 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:38 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:04 – 21:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:31 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:24 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:24 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:50 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:43 – 06:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869544.27
Julian Day2458009.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1003°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.91°
🪷 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 (24.1003°), declination 3.78°, EoT 4.75 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: 2017-09-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)