पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya359.67°MīnaRevatī P4
चन्द्र Candra278.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.40°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha18.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.11°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra38.83°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani309.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:58 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:55 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:12 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:38 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:58 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:52 – 12:29
Yamaganda15:43 – 17:20
Gulika Kāla07:37 – 09:14
Varjyam06:32 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:00 – 07:37 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:37 – 09:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:14 – 10:52 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:52 – 12:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:29 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:06 – 15:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:43 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:20 – 18:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:58 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:20 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:43 – 23:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:06 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:29 – 01:52 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:52 – 03:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:14 – 04:37 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:37 – 06:00 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871583.27
Julian Day2460048.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.96°
🪷 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 (24.1782°), declination 9.25°, EoT -0.50 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: 2023-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)