पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · October 1, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.23 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।

तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्।।9.23।।
"9.23 Even those who worship the lesser Powers, if they do so with faith, they thereby worship Me, though not in the right way." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.71°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra56.12°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha171.04°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.89°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra196.18°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani248.81°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:58 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:15 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:41
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:41

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:50 – 09:19
Yamaganda10:48 – 12:17
Gulika Kāla13:46 – 15:15
Varjyam06:51 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:21 – 07:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:50 – 09:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:19 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 12:17 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:17 – 13:46 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:46 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:44 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:13 – 19:44 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:44 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:46 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:17 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:19 – 04:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:50 – 06:21 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869927.27
Julian Day2458392.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1149°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.69°
🪷 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 (24.1149°), declination -3.10°, EoT 11.17 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: 2018-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)