पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · September 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.66°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra208.85°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.76°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha134.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra112.05°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani308.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:21 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:54 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:18 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:12 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:56 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:56 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:21 – 13:53
Yamaganda07:45 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:21
Varjyam06:44 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:05 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:14 – 07:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:45 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:21 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:21 – 13:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:53 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:56 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:28 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:56 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 22:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:53 – 00:21 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:21 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 04:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:45 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 33.4484°
Longitude: -112.074°
Timezone: UTC+-7

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871742.27
Julian Day2460207.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1843°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.40°
🪷 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 (24.1843°), declination 1.26°, EoT 7.35 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: 2023-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)