पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · December 29, 2005 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.14 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।17.14।।
"17.14 Worship of God and the Master; respect for the preacher and the philosopher; purity, rectitude, continence and harmlessness - all this is physical austerity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra225.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha237.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.48°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra276.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani106.03°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:32 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:31 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:37 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:41 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:12 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:45 – 15:00
Yamaganda07:32 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:01 – 11:16
Varjyam07:57 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:32 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:47 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:01 – 11:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:16 – 12:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:31 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:45 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:15 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:29 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:15 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:45 – 00:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:31 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:16 – 04:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:01 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:47 – 07:32 (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 Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865268.27
Julian Day2453733.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9367°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.00°
🪷 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 (23.9367°), declination -23.23°, EoT -2.35 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: 2005-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)