पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · August 2, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.21 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति।

तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम्।।7.21।।
"7.21 But whatever the form of worship, if the devotee have faith, then upon his faith in that worship do I set My own seal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.62°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra343.15°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha117.20°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.86°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra150.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani249.28°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:28 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:14 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:35 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:51 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:47
Godhūli Muhūrta19:16 – 19:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:28 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:13 – 20:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:18 – 16:01
Yamaganda05:41 – 07:24
Gulika Kāla09:08 – 10:51
Varjyam06:15 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:41 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:24 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:08 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:51 – 12:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:34 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:18 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla16:01 – 17:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:44 – 19:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:28 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:44 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha22:01 – 23:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:18 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:34 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:51 – 03:08 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:08 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:24 – 05:41 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869867.27
Julian Day2458332.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1126°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.41°
🪷 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 (24.1126°), declination 17.81°, EoT -5.95 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: 2018-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)