पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · March 29, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.13 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः।

तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम्।।4.13।।
"4.13 The four divisions of society (the wise, the soldier, the merchant, the labourer) were created by Me, according to the natural distribution of Qualities and instincts. I am the author of them, though I Myself do no action, and am changeless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya344.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra132.21°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.04°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha350.60°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.32°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra3.00°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani254.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:58 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:53 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:28
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:07 – 15:40
Yamaganda06:21 – 07:54
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 11:00
Varjyam06:52 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:21 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:54 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 11:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:00 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:07 – 15:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:40 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:13 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:46 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:13 – 21:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:40 – 23:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:07 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:00 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:54 – 06:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869741.27
Julian Day2458206.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1078°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.66°
🪷 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 (24.1078°), declination 3.29°, EoT -5.30 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: 2018-03-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)