पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · February 20, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।
"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya307.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra40.24°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala28.66°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha286.61°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati290.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra298.71°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani283.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:52 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:56 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:38 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:34 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:55 – 11:19
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:30
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:31
Varjyam07:36 – 07:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:44 – 10:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Kāla07:08 – 08:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:31 – 09:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:55 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:19 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:43 – 14:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:06 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:30 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:54 – 18:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:17 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:54 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:30 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:06 – 00:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:43 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:19 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:55 – 05:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:31 – 07:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870800.27
Julian Day2459265.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1483°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)94.17°
🪷 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 (24.1483°), declination -10.90°, EoT -14.28 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: 2021-02-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)