पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 11, 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 1.9 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः।

नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः।।1.9।।
"1.9 And many others, all ready to die for my sake; all armed, all skilled in war." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra107.37°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.87°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha249.83°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.63°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra301.92°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani184.56°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:36 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:10 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:52 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 12:56
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 00:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:36 – 13:52
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:20 – 12:36
Varjyam07:59 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:33 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:49 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:05 – 11:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:20 – 12:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:36 – 13:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:52 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:08 – 16:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:23 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:39 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:23 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:08 – 22:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:52 – 00:36 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:36 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:20 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:05 – 05:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:49 – 07:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867472.27
Julian Day2455937.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0210°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.68°
🪷 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 (24.0210°), declination -21.92°, EoT -7.89 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: 2012-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)