पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 20, 2023 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.26 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।

"17.26 Sat' means Reality or the highest Good, and also, O Arjuna, it is used to mean an action of exceptional merit." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	5.54°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	3.84°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	78.57°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
बुध Budha	21.25°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	359.56°	Mīna	Revatī P4
शुक्र Śukra	45.77°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
शनि Śani	310.44°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:02 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:27 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:49 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:52 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:01 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:39 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:02 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla	18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:01 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:06 – 15:45
Yamaganda	05:53 – 07:31
Gulika Kāla	09:10 – 10:49
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:53 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:31 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:10 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:49 – 12:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:27 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	14:06 – 15:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:45 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:23 – 19:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	19:02 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:23 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:45 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	23:06 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:27 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:49 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:10 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:31 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 33.4484°

Longitude: -112.074°

Timezone: UTC+-7

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871589.27
Julian Day	2460054.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1785°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	359.99°

🪷 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 (24.1785°), declination 11.37°, EoT 0.97 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: 2023-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)