पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 20, 2018 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 4.35 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ज्ञात्वा न पुनर्मोहमेवं यास्यसि पाण्डव।

येन भूतान्यशेषेण द्रक्ष्यस्यात्मन्यथो मयि।।4.35।।
"4.35 Having known That, thou shalt never again be confounded; and, O Arjuna, by the power of that wisdom, thou shalt see all these people as if they were thine own Self, and therefore as Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.35'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.82°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra57.87°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha341.36°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.39°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra29.98°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani254.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:02 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:47 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:04 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta12:01 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:02 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta00:01 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:27
Yamaganda15:45 – 17:23
Gulika Kāla07:31 – 09:10
Varjyam06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:52 – 07:31 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:31 – 09:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:10 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:27 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:45 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:23 – 19:02 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:02 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:23 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:45 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:27 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:10 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:31 – 05:52 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869763.27
Julian Day2458228.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1086°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.52°
🪷 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 11.44°, EoT 0.97 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: 2018-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)