पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · July 21, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.12 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
तस्य संजनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान्।।1.12।।
"1.12 Then to enliven his spirits, the brave Grandfather Bheeshma, eldest of the Kuru-clan, blew his conch, till it sounded like a lion's roar." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.88°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra129.72°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.95°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha113.41°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra123.98°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani312.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:36 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:28 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:28 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:55 – 15:51
Godhūli Muhūrta19:24 – 19:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:36 – 20:11
Amṛta Kāla19:21 – 21:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:34
Yamaganda16:05 – 17:51
Gulika Kāla07:18 – 09:03
Varjyam06:08 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:33 – 07:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:18 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:03 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:20 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg16:05 – 17:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:51 – 19:36 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:36 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:51 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala22:05 – 23:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:20 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:03 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:18 – 05:33 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871681.27
Julian Day2460146.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1820°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.23°
🪷 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 (24.1820°), declination 20.55°, EoT -6.05 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: 2023-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)