पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · February 5, 2018 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 3.4 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते।

न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति।।3.4।।
"3.4 No man can attain freedom from activity by refraining from action; nor can he reach perfection by merely refusing to act." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya292.07°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra171.35°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha282.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.33°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra298.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani250.99°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:22 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:42 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:53 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:26 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:22
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:29 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:02
Yamaganda11:22 – 12:42
Gulika Kāla14:03 – 15:23
Varjyam07:49 – 08:06
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:22 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:42 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:02 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:22 – 12:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:42 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:03 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:23 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:43 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:03 – 19:43 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:43 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:23 – 23:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:03 – 00:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:42 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:22 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:02 – 05:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:42 – 07:22 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869689.27
Julian Day2458154.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1058°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)237.62°
🪷 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 (24.1058°), declination -15.99°, EoT -14.20 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: 2018-02-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)