पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 18, 2020 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 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.26°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra189.74°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha277.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra310.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani269.23°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:32 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:39 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:36 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:33 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 13 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 46 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:10 – 06:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:41 – 07:32
Abhijit Muhūrta12:18 – 12:59
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta00:18 – 00:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:22
Yamaganda13:55 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla07:32 – 08:49
Varjyam07:58 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:32 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:49 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga10:05 – 11:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:22 – 12:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:39 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:55 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:29 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:45 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:29 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:55 – 00:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:39 – 02:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:22 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala04:05 – 05:49 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:49 – 07:32 (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 Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870401.27
Julian Day2458866.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1330°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.68°
🪷 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 (24.1330°), declination -20.68°, EoT -10.35 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: 2020-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)