पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · August 21, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.12 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।

राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
"9.12 Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya124.32°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra150.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.90°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha127.49°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati264.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra78.42°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani272.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:09 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:25 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta12:05 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:43 – 15:36
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:05 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:31
Yamaganda15:49 – 17:28
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 09:13
Varjyam06:28 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:55 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:34 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:31 – 14:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:10 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:49 – 17:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:28 – 19:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:08 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:28 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:49 – 23:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:10 – 00:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:31 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:34 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870617.27
Julian Day2459082.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1413°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.30°
🪷 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 (24.1413°), declination 12.01°, EoT -2.80 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: 2020-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)