पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · November 2, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.40 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते।

स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।
"2.40 On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya195.68°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra156.90°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.17°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha179.44°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra242.33°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani283.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:35 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:38 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:50 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:50 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:54 – 16:15
Yamaganda09:30 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:12 – 13:33
Varjyam07:15 – 07:32
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Roga06:48 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:09 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:30 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:12 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:33 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:54 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:15 – 17:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:36 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:15 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:54 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:33 – 00:12 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:12 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:30 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:09 – 06:48 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871055.27
Julian Day2459520.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1580°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.27°
🪷 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 (24.1580°), declination -14.76°, EoT 16.42 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: 2021-11-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)