पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 23, 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 3.20 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः।

लोकसंग्रहमेवापि संपश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि।।3.20।।
"3.20 King Janaka and others attained perfection through action alone. Even for the sake of enlightening the world, it is thy duty to act;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.20'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra256.61°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala228.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha286.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra316.78°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani269.82°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:50 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:15 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:11 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:39 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:19 – 13:01
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:50 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta00:19 – 01:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:58 – 15:15
Yamaganda07:30 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:23
Varjyam07:56 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:55 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:30 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:48 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:05 – 11:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:23 – 12:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:40 – 13:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:58 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:15 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:33 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:50 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:33 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:15 – 22:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:58 – 00:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:40 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:23 – 04:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:05 – 05:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:48 – 07:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870406.27
Julian Day2458871.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1332°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.00°
🪷 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 (24.1332°), declination -19.60°, EoT -11.81 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: 2020-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)