पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · December 31, 2013 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 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra235.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.95°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha256.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati81.55°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra273.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani205.96°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:32 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:13 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:09 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:01 – 16:16
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:17
Gulika Kāla12:32 – 13:46
Varjyam07:57 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:32 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:47 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:02 – 11:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:17 – 12:32 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:32 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:01 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:16 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:31 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:16 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:01 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:32 – 02:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:17 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:02 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:47 – 07:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868192.27
Julian Day2456657.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0485°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.34°
🪷 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 (24.0485°), declination -23.10°, 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: 2013-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)