पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 29, 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 2.39 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु।

बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि।।2.39।।
"2.39 I have told thee the philosophy of Knowledge. Now listen and I will explain the philosophy of Action, by means of which, O Arjuna, thou shalt break through the bondage of all action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra160.88°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.16°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha261.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.74°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra252.07°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani229.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:30 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:25 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:35 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:23 – 12:41
Yamaganda15:19 – 16:37
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 10:04
Varjyam07:53 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:27 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:46 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:04 – 11:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:23 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:41 – 14:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:00 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:19 – 16:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:37 – 17:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:56 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:37 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:19 – 23:00 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:00 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:41 – 02:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:23 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:04 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:46 – 07:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868951.27
Julian Day2457416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0776°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.87°
🪷 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 (24.0776°), declination -18.12°, EoT -13.17 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: 2016-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)