पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · August 14, 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 8.3 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते।

भूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः।।8.3।।
"8.3 The Lord Shri Krishna replied: The Supreme Spirit is the Highest Imperishable Self, and Its Nature is spiritual consciousness. The worlds have been created and are supported by an emanation from the Spirit which is called the Law." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.12°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra153.52°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha108.63°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.84°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra162.73°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani248.75°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:53 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:04 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:54 – 17:35
Yamaganda09:11 – 10:52
Gulika Kāla12:33 – 14:13
Varjyam06:23 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:49 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:30 – 09:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:11 – 10:52 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:52 – 12:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:33 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:13 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:54 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:35 – 19:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:16 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:35 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:54 – 23:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:13 – 00:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:33 – 01:52 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:52 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:11 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:30 – 05:49 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869879.27
Julian Day2458344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1131°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.38°
🪷 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 (24.1131°), declination 14.42°, EoT -4.37 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: 2018-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)