पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 28, 2017 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 11.37 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
कस्माच्च ते न नमेरन्महात्मन्

गरीयसे ब्रह्मणोऽप्यादिकर्त्रे।

अनन्त देवेश जगन्निवास

त्वमक्षरं सदसत्तत्परं यत्।।11.37।।
"11.37 How should they do otherwise? O Thou Supremest Self, greater than the Powers of creation, the First Cause, Infinite, the Lord of Lords, the Home of the universe, Imperishable, Being and Not-Being, yet transcending both." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra284.64°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala335.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha261.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.42°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra330.14°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani239.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:27 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:30 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:56 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:03 – 06:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:35 – 07:27
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:23
Yamaganda14:00 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 08:46
Varjyam07:53 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:27 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:46 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:04 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:23 – 12:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:41 – 14:00 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha14:00 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:18 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:55 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:18 – 23:00 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha23:00 – 00:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:41 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:23 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:04 – 05:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:46 – 07:27 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869316.27
Julian Day2457781.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0915°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.71°
🪷 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 (24.0915°), declination -18.19°, EoT -12.97 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: 2017-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)