पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · February 10, 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 3.38 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च।

यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
"3.38 As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.38'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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.62°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra126.79°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.20°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha314.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra338.18°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani271.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:18 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:51 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:56 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:18
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:39 – 10:01
Yamaganda11:22 – 12:43
Gulika Kāla14:04 – 15:25
Varjyam07:45 – 08:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:50 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:18 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:39 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:01 – 11:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:22 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:43 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala14:04 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 16:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:46 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:07 – 19:46 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:46 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 23:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla23:04 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:43 – 02:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:22 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:01 – 05:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:39 – 07:18 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870424.27
Julian Day2458889.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1339°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.31°
🪷 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 (24.1339°), declination -14.57°, EoT -14.55 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: 2020-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)