पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · April 20, 2026 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
परशुराम जयन्ती · Paraśurāma JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।

"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	5.77°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	41.26°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	343.31°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha	342.57°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	83.12°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	30.42°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
शनि Śani	343.74°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:02 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:27 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:47 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:52 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:07 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	12:01 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:39 – 15:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:50 – 19:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:02 – 19:35
Amṛta Kāla	18:47 – 20:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	00:01 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:31 – 09:10
Yamaganda	10:49 – 12:27
Gulika Kāla	14:06 – 15:45
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:57 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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 Amṛta	05:52 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:31 – 09:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:10 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:49 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:27 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	14:06 – 15:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:45 – 17:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:24 – 19:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	19:02 – 20:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:24 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:45 – 23:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	23:06 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:27 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:49 – 03:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:10 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:31 – 05:52 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 33.4484°

Longitude: -112.074°

Timezone: UTC+-7

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872685.27
Julian Day	2461150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2204°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	32.86°

🪷 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 (24.2204°), declination 11.47°, EoT 0.97 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: 2026-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)