पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 1, 2012 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 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra343.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.91°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha235.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.25°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra289.69°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani184.01°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:12 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:34 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:16 – 17:31
Yamaganda12:32 – 13:47
Gulika Kāla15:02 – 16:16
Varjyam07:58 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:33 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:48 – 10:02 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha10:02 – 11:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:17 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:32 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:47 – 15:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:02 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:16 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:31 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:16 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:02 – 22:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:47 – 00:32 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:32 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:17 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla04:02 – 05:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:48 – 07:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867462.27
Julian Day2455927.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0206°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.06°
🪷 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 -23.06°, EoT -3.71 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: 2012-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)