पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · December 25, 2019 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 2.63 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
क्रोधाद्भवति संमोहः संमोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः।

स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति।।2.63।।
"2.63 Anger induces delusion; delusion, loss of memory; through loss of memory, reason is shattered; and loss of reason leads to destruction." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.80°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra234.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.31°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha239.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati250.96°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra281.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani266.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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)06:33 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:29 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:11 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:31
Abhijit Muhūrta12:09 – 12:49
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 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 Kāla12:29 – 13:43
Yamaganda08:45 – 10:00
Gulika Kāla11:14 – 12:29
Varjyam07:56 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:31 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:45 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla10:00 – 11:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:14 – 12:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:29 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:58 – 16:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:12 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:27 – 19:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:12 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:58 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:29 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:14 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga04:00 – 05:45 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:45 – 07:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870377.27
Julian Day2458842.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1321°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.99°
🪷 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 (24.1321°), declination -23.40°, EoT -0.49 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: 2019-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)