पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 3, 2020 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 2.72 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति।

स्थित्वाऽस्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति।।2.72।।
"2.72 O Arjuna! This is the state of the Self, the Supreme Spirit, to which if a man once attain, it shall never be taken from him. Even at the time of leaving the body, he will remain firmly enthroned there, and will become one with the Eternal."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.72's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra346.19°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha253.23°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati253.03°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra292.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani267.45°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:33 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:12 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:39 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:13 – 12:53
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta00:13 – 00:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:18 – 12:33
Yamaganda15:03 – 16:18
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:03
Varjyam07:58 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:33 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:48 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:03 – 11:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:18 – 12:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:33 – 13:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:48 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:03 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:18 – 17:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:33 – 19:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:18 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:03 – 22:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:48 – 00:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:33 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:18 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:03 – 05:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:48 – 07:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870386.27
Julian Day2458851.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1325°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.86°
🪷 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 (24.1325°), declination -22.89°, EoT -4.59 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: 2020-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)