पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 26, 2009 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 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra279.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.49°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha270.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra328.76°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani147.01°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:19 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:37 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:36 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:46 – 10:05
Yamaganda11:23 – 12:41
Gulika Kāla13:59 – 15:17
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:28 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:46 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:05 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:23 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:41 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:59 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:17 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:35 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:53 – 19:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:35 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:17 – 22:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:59 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:41 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:23 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:05 – 05:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:46 – 07:28 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866392.27
Julian Day2454857.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9797°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.90°
🪷 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 (23.9797°), declination -18.72°, EoT -12.54 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: 2009-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)