पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · February 16, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya303.20°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra305.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha301.78°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.22°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra312.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani252.02°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:19 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:21 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:17 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:33 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:20 – 12:43
Yamaganda15:28 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla08:35 – 09:57
Varjyam07:40 – 07:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:46 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:12 – 08:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:35 – 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 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:28 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:51 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:51 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:28 – 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 – 05:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:35 – 07:12 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869700.27
Julian Day2458165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1062°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.98°
🪷 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 (24.1062°), declination -12.41°, EoT -14.54 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: 2018-02-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)