पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 17, 2014 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 1.45 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।

यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः।।1.45।।
"1.45 Alas, it is strange that we should be willing to kill our own countrymen and commit a great sin, in order to enjoy the pleasures of a kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra101.88°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.95°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha284.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati79.27°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra263.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani207.35°TulāViśākhā P3

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)12:38 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:20 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:10 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 12 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 47 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:10 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:22 – 12:38
Yamaganda15:11 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla08:49 – 10:05
Varjyam07:58 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:32 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:49 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:05 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:22 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:38 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:11 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 17:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:45 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:11 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:38 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:22 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:05 – 05:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:49 – 07:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868209.27
Julian Day2456674.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.67°
🪷 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 (24.0492°), declination -20.79°, EoT -10.03 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: 2014-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)