पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · February 11, 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 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra141.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.88°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha315.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra339.35°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani272.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:17 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:02 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:37 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:17
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:05
Vijaya Muhūrta14:31 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:26 – 16:47
Yamaganda10:00 – 11:21
Gulika Kāla12:43 – 14:04
Varjyam07:44 – 08:02
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:17 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:39 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:00 – 11:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:21 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:43 – 14:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:04 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:26 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:47 – 18:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:08 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:47 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:26 – 23:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:04 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:43 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:21 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:00 – 05:39 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:39 – 07:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870425.27
Julian Day2458890.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1339°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.70°
🪷 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 -14.25°, EoT -14.58 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: 2020-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)