पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 16, 2016 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 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।
"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.25°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra348.95°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.43°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha267.56°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.33°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra236.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani228.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:38 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:32 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:05 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 10 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 49 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:11 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:22
Yamaganda13:54 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 08:49
Varjyam07:58 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:33 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:49 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:05 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:22 – 12:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:38 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:54 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:27 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:43 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:27 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:54 – 00:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:38 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:22 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:05 – 05:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:49 – 07:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868938.27
Julian Day2457403.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0771°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)76.78°
🪷 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 (24.0771°), declination -21.07°, EoT -9.69 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: 2016-01-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)