पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · September 3, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी — Krishna Janmāṣṭamī
Bhagavān Krishna manifested at Mathurā midnight on this exact tithi-nakshatra alignment in 3227 BCE.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (Mathurā) — -3226-07-09 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra45.51°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha120.43°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.25°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra180.84°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani248.33°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:19 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:28 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:35 – 15:27
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:39 – 09:15
Yamaganda10:51 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla14:03 – 15:39
Varjyam06:35 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:03 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:39 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:15 – 10:51 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:51 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:27 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:03 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:39 – 17:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:15 – 18:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:51 – 20:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:15 – 21:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:39 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:03 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:27 – 01:51 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:51 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:15 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:39 – 06:03 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869899.27
Julian Day2458364.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1138°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)272.02°
🪷 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 (24.1138°), declination 7.62°, EoT 1.15 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: 2018-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)