पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · August 1, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.39°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra273.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha129.79°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra122.44°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani311.60°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:29 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:47 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:58 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 48 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 11 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:52 – 15:48
Godhūli Muhūrta19:17 – 19:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:29 – 20:03
Amṛta Kāla19:14 – 20:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:01 – 17:45
Yamaganda09:07 – 10:51
Gulika Kāla12:34 – 14:18
Varjyam06:15 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Roga05:40 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:24 – 09:07 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:07 – 10:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:51 – 12:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:34 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:18 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha16:01 – 17:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:45 – 19:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:29 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:45 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga22:01 – 23:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:18 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:34 – 01:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:51 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:07 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:24 – 05:40 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871692.27
Julian Day2460157.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1824°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)169.46°
🪷 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 (24.1824°), declination 18.12°, EoT -6.02 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: 2023-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)