पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · September 14, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।
"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.30°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra239.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.89°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha173.73°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati300.00°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra189.23°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani283.35°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:23 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:36 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:30 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:58 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:58 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:30 – 17:03
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:50
Gulika Kāla12:23 – 13:56
Varjyam06:41 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:10 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:43 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 10:50 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:50 – 12:23 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:23 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:56 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:30 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:03 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:36 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:03 – 21:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:30 – 22:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:56 – 00:23 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:23 – 01:50 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:50 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:43 – 06:10 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871006.27
Julian Day2459471.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1562°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.50°
🪷 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 (24.1562°), declination 3.39°, EoT 5.13 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: 2021-09-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)