पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · February 10, 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 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra63.13°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.06°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha308.25°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.70°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra260.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani208.65°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:57 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:16 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:39 – 10:00
Yamaganda11:22 – 12:43
Gulika Kāla14:04 – 15:25
Varjyam07:45 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:18 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:39 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:00 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:22 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:43 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:04 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:47 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:08 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:47 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:04 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:43 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:22 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:00 – 05:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:39 – 07:18 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868233.27
Julian Day2456698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0501°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)123.69°
🪷 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 (24.0501°), declination -14.43°, EoT -14.55 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: 2014-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)