पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · May 12, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.16 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः।

न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन।।6.16।।
"6.16 Meditation is not for him who eats too much, not for him who eats not at all; not for him who is overmuch addicted to sleep, not for him who is always awake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.65°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra267.94°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha35.80°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati273.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra57.48°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani277.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:19 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:23 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:28 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:38
Godhūli Muhūrta19:07 – 19:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:19 – 19:54
Amṛta Kāla19:04 – 20:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:52 – 17:35
Yamaganda08:57 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla12:25 – 14:08
Varjyam06:05 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Roga05:30 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:14 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:57 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 12:25 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:25 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:08 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:52 – 17:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:35 – 19:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:19 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:35 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:52 – 23:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:08 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:25 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:57 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:14 – 05:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870516.27
Julian Day2458981.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1374°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.99°
🪷 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 (24.1374°), declination 18.21°, EoT 3.74 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: 2020-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)