पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 14, 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 11.23 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं

महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्।

बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं

दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।
"11.23 Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes and limbs and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.97°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra110.51°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala325.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha246.41°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati177.71°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra316.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani238.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:11 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:47 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:11 – 06:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:42 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:17 – 12:58
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta00:17 – 00:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:21
Yamaganda13:53 – 15:10
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: Saumya (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:33 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:49 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:05 – 11:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:21 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:37 – 13:53 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:53 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:10 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:26 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:42 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:26 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:10 – 22:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:53 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:37 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:21 – 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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869302.27
Julian Day2457767.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.28°
🪷 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 (24.0910°), declination -21.30°, EoT -9.00 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: 2017-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)