पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · October 9, 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 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.31°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra108.61°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.41°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha162.60°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra125.45°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani306.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:15 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:15 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:54 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:52 – 12:38
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:52 – 00:38

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:54 – 09:21
Yamaganda10:48 – 12:15
Gulika Kāla13:42 – 15:09
Varjyam06:56 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:27 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:54 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:21 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:48 – 12:15 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:15 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:42 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:36 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:03 – 19:36 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:36 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:42 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:15 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:48 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:21 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:54 – 06:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871761.27
Julian Day2460226.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1850°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)295.43°
🪷 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 (24.1850°), declination -6.10°, EoT 13.49 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: 2023-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)