पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · August 16, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya119.04°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra181.45°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha107.72°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.04°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra164.68°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani248.68°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:05 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:18 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:46 – 15:40
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:13 – 15:53
Yamaganda05:51 – 07:31
Gulika Kāla09:12 – 10:52
Varjyam06:24 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:51 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:31 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:12 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:52 – 12:32 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:32 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:13 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:53 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:33 – 19:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:14 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:33 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:53 – 23:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:13 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:32 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:52 – 03:12 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:12 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:31 – 05:51 (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)1869881.27
Julian Day2458346.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1131°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.55°
🪷 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 13.80°, EoT -3.97 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: 2018-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)