पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 30, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।
"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra292.38°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.19°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha288.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.82°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra262.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani103.60°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:26 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:47 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:26 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:02 – 06:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:34 – 07:26
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:45 – 10:04
Yamaganda11:23 – 12:42
Gulika Kāla14:01 – 15:19
Varjyam07:52 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-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 Amṛta07:26 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:45 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:04 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:23 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:42 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:01 – 15:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:19 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:57 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:19 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:01 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:42 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:23 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:04 – 05:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:45 – 07:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865300.27
Julian Day2453765.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9379°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.80°
🪷 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 (23.9379°), declination -17.74°, EoT -13.36 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: 2006-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)