पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · February 3, 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 9.1 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे।

ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।9.1।।
"9.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: I will now reveal to thee, since thou doubtest not, that profound mysticism, which when followed by experience, shall liberate thee from sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra21.25°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha267.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati283.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra335.82°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani146.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:23 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:58 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:34 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:30 – 07:23
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:22 – 16:42
Yamaganda10:03 – 11:23
Gulika Kāla12:42 – 14:02
Varjyam07:50 – 08:07
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:23 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:43 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:03 – 11:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:23 – 12:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:42 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:02 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:22 – 16:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:42 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:01 – 19:42 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:42 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:22 – 23:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:02 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:42 – 02:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:23 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:03 – 05:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:43 – 07:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5110
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866400.27
Julian Day2454865.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9800°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.77°
🪷 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 (23.9800°), declination -16.53°, EoT -13.97 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: 2009-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)