पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · December 31, 2011 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 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.76's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra331.64°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha234.27°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.23°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra288.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani183.94°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:40 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:36 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:17
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 08:47
Varjyam07:58 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:33 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:47 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:02 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:17 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:32 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:16 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:30 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:16 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:32 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:17 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:02 – 05:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:47 – 07:33 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867461.27
Julian Day2455926.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0206°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)76.30°
🪷 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 (24.0206°), declination -23.13°, EoT -3.26 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: 2011-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)