पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · March 8, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.10 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
योगी युञ्जीत सततमात्मानं रहसि स्थितः।

एकाकी यतचित्तात्मा निराशीरपरिग्रहः।।6.10।।
"6.10 Let the student of spirituality try unceasingly to concentrate his mind; Let him live in seclusion, absolutely alone, with mind and personality controlled, free from desire and without possessions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra290.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha331.28°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.39°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra300.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani316.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:09 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:46 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:37 – 15:24
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:12 – 12:40
Yamaganda15:36 – 17:03
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 09:44
Varjyam07:18 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:32 – 09:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:48 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:16 – 09:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:44 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:12 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:40 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:08 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:36 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:03 – 18:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:31 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:03 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:36 – 23:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:08 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:40 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:12 – 03:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:44 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:16 – 06:48 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871912.27
Julian Day2460377.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1908°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.29°
🪷 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 (24.1908°), declination -4.76°, EoT -11.53 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: 2024-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)