पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · August 15, 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 8.4 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अधिभूतं क्षरो भावः पुरुषश्चाधिदैवतम्।

अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र देहे देहभृतां वर।।8.4।।
"8.4 Matter consists of the forms that perish; Divinity is the Supreme Self; and He who inspires the spirit of sacrifice in man, O noblest of thy race, is I Myself, Who now stand in human form before thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.4'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.08°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra167.71°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha108.12°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.94°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra163.71°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani248.71°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:01 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:41 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:47 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:32 – 14:13
Yamaganda07:31 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:52 – 12:32
Varjyam06:24 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:50 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:31 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:52 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:32 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:13 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:54 – 17:34 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:34 – 19:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:15 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:34 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:54 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:13 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:32 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:52 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:31 – 05:50 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869880.27
Julian Day2458345.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1131°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)48.15°
🪷 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 14.11°, EoT -4.18 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: 2018-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)