पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · May 8, 2036 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

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।
"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2093 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1958 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1443
Malayalam Era: 1212
Nanakshahi: 567
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.69°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra175.49°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala68.86°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha17.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati34.48°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra52.77°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani108.06°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:25 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:50 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:14 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:57 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:42 – 15:37
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:57 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:50
Yamaganda05:33 – 07:16
Gulika Kāla08:59 – 10:42
Varjyam06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:33 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:16 – 08:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:59 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 12:25 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:25 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:08 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:50 – 17:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:33 – 19:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:16 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:33 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:50 – 23:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:08 – 00:25 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:25 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 02:59 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:59 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:16 – 05:33 (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 Year5138
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876356.27
Julian Day2464821.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3608°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.92°
🪷 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 (24.3608°), declination 17.20°, EoT 3.58 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: 2036-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)