पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 18, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya3.86°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra29.33°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala262.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha340.78°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.61°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra27.54°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani254.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:15 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:04 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:28 – 14:06
Yamaganda07:33 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:50 – 12:28
Varjyam06:28 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:55 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:33 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:50 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:28 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:06 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:44 – 17:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:22 – 19:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:01 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:22 – 21:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:44 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:06 – 00:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:28 – 01:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:50 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:33 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869761.27
Julian Day2458226.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1086°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.05°
🪷 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 (24.1086°), declination 10.75°, EoT 0.51 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: 2018-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)