पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 22, 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 2.3 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप।।2.3।।
"2.3 O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.3'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.88°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra162.35°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.74°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha292.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.64°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra261.14°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani207.69°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:02 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:54 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:39 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:40 – 13:57
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:22 – 12:40
Varjyam07:56 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:30 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:48 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:05 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:22 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:40 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:57 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:32 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:49 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:32 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:57 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:40 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:22 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:05 – 05:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:48 – 07:30 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868214.27
Julian Day2456679.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0494°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.16°
🪷 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 (24.0494°), declination -19.73°, EoT -11.54 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: 2014-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)