पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · December 26, 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 2.35 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।

येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्।।2.35।।
"2.35 Great generals will think that thou hast fled from the battlefield through cowardice; though once honoured thou wilt seem despicable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.35'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.34°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra336.18°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala196.04°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha229.17°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.56°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra246.69°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani246.44°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:31 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:29 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:10 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:16 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:12 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta00:09 – 00:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:58 – 16:13
Yamaganda10:00 – 11:15
Gulika Kāla12:29 – 13:44
Varjyam07:56 – 08:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:31 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:46 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:00 – 11:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:15 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:29 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:44 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:58 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:13 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:27 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:13 – 20:58 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:58 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:44 – 00:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:29 – 02:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:15 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:00 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:46 – 07:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869648.27
Julian Day2458113.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1042°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.94°
🪷 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 (24.1042°), declination -23.36°, EoT -0.96 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: 2017-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)