पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · November 6, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.44 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भोगैश्वर्यप्रसक्तानां तयापहृतचेतसाम्।

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिः समाधौ न विधीयते।।2.44।।
"2.44 While their minds are absorbed with ideas of power and personal enjoyment, they cannot concentrate their discrimination on one point." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.44's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.69°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra215.89°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.86°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha185.63°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.74°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra246.17°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani283.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:12 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:10 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:24 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:58 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:32 – 10:52
Yamaganda13:32 – 14:52
Gulika Kāla06:52 – 08:12
Varjyam07:18 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:52 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:12 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:32 – 10:52 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:52 – 12:12 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:12 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 14:52 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:52 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:13 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:33 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:13 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:52 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:12 – 01:52 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:52 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:32 – 05:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:12 – 06:52 (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 Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871059.27
Julian Day2459524.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1582°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.30°
🪷 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 (24.1582°), declination -15.99°, EoT 16.19 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: 2021-11-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)