पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 12, 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 2.22 · 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: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.17°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra292.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.29°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha272.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.41°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra231.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani228.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:58 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:37 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:12 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:16 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta00:16 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:08 – 16:24
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:21
Gulika Kāla12:37 – 13:52
Varjyam07:59 – 08:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:33 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:49 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:05 – 11:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:21 – 12:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:37 – 13:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:52 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:08 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:24 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:40 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:24 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:08 – 22:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:52 – 00:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:37 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:21 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:05 – 05:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:49 – 07:33 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868934.27
Julian Day2457399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0769°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.80°
🪷 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 (24.0769°), declination -21.76°, EoT -8.27 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: 2016-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)