पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 2, 2017 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 11.11 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
दिव्यमाल्याम्बरधरं दिव्यगन्धानुलेपनम्।

सर्वाश्चर्यमयं देवमनन्तं विश्वतोमुखम्।।11.11।।
"11.11 Crowned with heavenly garlands, clothed in shining garments, anointed with divine unctions, He showed Himself as the Resplendent One, Marvellous, Boundless, Omnipresent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra301.07°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala315.97°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha247.71°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.65°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra304.28°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani237.21°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:58 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:53 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:03
Yamaganda11:18 – 12:32
Gulika Kāla13:47 – 15:02
Varjyam07:58 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:33 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:48 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:03 – 11:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:18 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:32 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:47 – 15:02 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:02 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:17 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:32 – 19:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:17 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:02 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:47 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:32 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:18 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:03 – 05:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:48 – 07:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869290.27
Julian Day2457755.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0905°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.02°
🪷 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 (24.0905°), declination -22.91°, EoT -4.15 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: 2017-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)