पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 20, 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 2.30 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत।

तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.30।।
"2.30 Be not anxious about these armies. The Spirit in man is imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.30'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra45.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.54°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha263.04°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.21°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra241.00°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani228.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:31 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:14 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:23 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:00
Vijaya Muhūrta14:22 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:39 – 13:56
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:22 – 12:39
Varjyam07:57 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:31 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:48 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:05 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:22 – 12:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:39 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:56 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:47 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:56 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:39 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:22 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:05 – 05:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:48 – 07:31 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868942.27
Julian Day2457407.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0772°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.22°
🪷 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 (24.0772°), declination -20.27°, EoT -10.96 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: 2016-01-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)