पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 18, 2012 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 1.16 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अनन्तविजयं राजा कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः।

नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ।।1.16।।
"1.16 The King Dharmaraja, the son of Kunti, blew the Anantavijaya, Nakalu and Sahadeo, the Sugosh and Manipushpaka, respectively." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.31°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra205.11°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.64°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha260.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.09°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra310.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani184.85°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:32 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:51 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:21 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:10 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:39 – 13:55
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:22 – 12:39
Varjyam07:58 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:32 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:49 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:05 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:22 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:39 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:55 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:12 – 16:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:29 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:45 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:29 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:12 – 22:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:55 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:39 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:22 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:05 – 05:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:49 – 07:32 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867479.27
Julian Day2455944.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0213°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.56°
🪷 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 (24.0213°), declination -20.69°, EoT -10.35 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: 2012-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)