पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 16, 2026 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.86°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra342.32°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala340.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha336.64°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.68°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra25.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani343.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:59 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:00 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:20 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta12:02 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:39 – 15:31
Godhūli Muhūrta18:47 – 19:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:59 – 19:32
Amṛta Kāla18:44 – 20:29
Niśīta Muhūrta00:02 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:06 – 15:44
Yamaganda05:57 – 07:35
Gulika Kāla09:13 – 10:51
Varjyam06:30 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:57 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:35 – 09:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:13 – 10:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:51 – 12:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:28 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:06 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:44 – 17:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:22 – 18:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:59 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:22 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:44 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:06 – 00:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:28 – 01:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:51 – 03:13 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:13 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:35 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872681.27
Julian Day2461146.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2202°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.02°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2202°), declination 10.07°, EoT 0.02 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: 2026-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)