पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 22, 2011 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 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra127.19°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha256.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati335.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra231.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani172.96°KanyāHasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:06 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:11 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:39 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:22
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 08:48
Varjyam07:56 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:30 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:48 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:05 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:22 – 12:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:40 – 13:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:57 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:32 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:49 – 19:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:32 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:57 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:40 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:22 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:05 – 05:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:48 – 07:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867118.27
Julian Day2455583.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.04°
🪷 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 (24.0075°), declination -19.79°, EoT -11.54 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: 2011-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)