पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 31, 2013 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 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.28°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra152.87°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala304.21°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha296.03°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.88°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra273.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani196.92°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:25 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:38 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:50 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:33 – 07:25
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:27 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:20
Yamaganda07:25 – 08:44
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:23
Varjyam07:52 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:25 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:44 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:04 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:23 – 12:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:42 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta14:01 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:20 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:39 – 17:58 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:58 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:39 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:20 – 23:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga23:01 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:42 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:23 – 04:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:04 – 05:44 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:44 – 07:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867858.27
Julian Day2456323.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0358°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.66°
🪷 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 (24.0358°), declination -17.38°, EoT -13.53 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: 2013-01-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)