पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 7, 2016 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 2.17 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।

विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति।।2.17।।
"2.17 The Spirit, which pervades all that we see, is imperishable. Nothing can destroy the Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra225.40°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.58°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha276.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.43°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra225.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani227.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:35 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:06 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:10 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 12:55
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 00:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:50 – 15:05
Yamaganda07:33 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla10:04 – 11:19
Varjyam07:59 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:33 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:49 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:04 – 11:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:19 – 12:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:35 – 13:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:50 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:05 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:20 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:36 – 19:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:20 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:05 – 22:50 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:50 – 00:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:35 – 02:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:19 – 04:04 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:04 – 05:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:49 – 07:33 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868929.27
Julian Day2457394.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0767°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)322.66°
🪷 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 (24.0767°), declination -22.46°, EoT -6.29 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: 2016-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)