पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 25, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.42°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra68.92°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala81.26°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha20.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.76°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra51.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani310.85°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:06 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:11 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:30 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:00 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:33
Godhūli Muhūrta18:54 – 19:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:06 – 19:39
Amṛta Kāla18:51 – 20:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:00 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:46 – 17:26
Yamaganda09:07 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:26 – 14:06
Varjyam06:20 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:47 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:27 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:07 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:26 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:26 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:06 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:46 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:26 – 19:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:06 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:26 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:46 – 23:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:06 – 00:26 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:26 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:07 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:27 – 05:47 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871594.27
Julian Day2460059.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1787°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.59°
🪷 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 (24.1787°), declination 13.05°, EoT 1.98 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: 2023-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)