पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · December 27, 2007 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 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.92°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra110.57°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala67.67°MithunaĀrdrā P1
बुध Budha256.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati248.60°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra211.42°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani134.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:31 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:30 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:20 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:56 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:12 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:10 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta00:10 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 14:59
Yamaganda07:31 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla10:01 – 11:15
Varjyam07:56 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:31 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:46 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:01 – 11:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:15 – 12:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:30 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 14:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:59 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:13 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:28 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:13 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:59 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 00:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:30 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:15 – 04:01 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:01 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:46 – 07:31 (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 Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865996.27
Julian Day2454461.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9646°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.26°
🪷 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 (23.9646°), declination -23.35°, EoT -1.42 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: 2007-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)