पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · October 3, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.39 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु।

बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि।।2.39।।
"2.39 I have told thee the philosophy of Knowledge. Now listen and I will explain the philosophy of Action, by means of which, O Arjuna, thou shalt break through the bondage of all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya165.40°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra33.52°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.39°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha152.09°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra120.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani307.27°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:17 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:31 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:27 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:24 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:53 – 12:40
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:53 – 00:40

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:13 – 16:42
Yamaganda09:20 – 10:48
Gulika Kāla12:17 – 13:45
Varjyam06:52 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:23 – 07:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:51 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:20 – 10:48 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:48 – 12:17 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:17 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:13 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:42 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:10 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:42 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:13 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:17 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:17 – 01:48 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:48 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:20 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:51 – 06:23 (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 Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871755.27
Julian Day2460220.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1848°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.53°
🪷 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 (24.1848°), declination -3.80°, EoT 11.79 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: 2023-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)