पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · November 21, 2023 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 3.16 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga

एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः।

अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।

"3.16 Thus he who does not help the revolving wheel of sacrifice, but instead leads a sinful life, rejoicing in the gratification of his senses, O Arjuna, he breathes in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 3.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	214.27°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	312.06°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	213.13°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
बुध Budha	231.45°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	14.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	169.58°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	306.66°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:06 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:24 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:15 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:08 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:24 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 18 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 41 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:43 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:14 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:54 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:58 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:24 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla	17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:54 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:50 – 16:07
Yamaganda	09:40 – 10:58
Gulika Kāla	12:15 – 13:32
Varjyam	07:31 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta	09:30 – 09:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:06 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:23 – 09:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:40 – 10:58 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:58 – 12:15 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:15 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:32 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:50 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:07 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:24 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:07 – 20:50 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:50 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:32 – 00:15 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:15 – 01:58 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:58 – 03:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:40 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:23 – 07:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 33.4484°

Longitude: -112.074°

Timezone: UTC+-7

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

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 Navamī + Śatabhiṣā alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871804.27
Julian Day	2460269.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	98.24°

🪷 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 (24.1867°), declination -19.81°, EoT 13.43 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: 2023-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)