पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · September 19, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.11 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।
"9.11 Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They know not that in My higher nature I am the Lord-God of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra264.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala277.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha149.90°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.75°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra191.77°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani248.45°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:51 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:53 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 13:53
Yamaganda07:45 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:21
Varjyam06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:13 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:45 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:53 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:57 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:29 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:57 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:53 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:45 – 06:13 (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)1869915.27
Julian Day2458380.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1144°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.23°
🪷 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 (24.1144°), declination 1.56°, EoT 6.98 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: 2018-09-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)