पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · December 19, 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 12.1 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचएवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते।येचाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः।।12.1।।
"12.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Which are the better devotees who worship Thee, those who try to know Thee as a Personal God, or those who worship Thee as Impersonal and Indestructible?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.1'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.45°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra299.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.78°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha242.53°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati275.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra219.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani276.05°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:26 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:45 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:37 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:08 – 06:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:38 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:06 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:06 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:57 – 11:11
Yamaganda13:40 – 14:55
Gulika Kāla07:28 – 08:42
Varjyam07:53 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:47 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:28 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:42 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:57 – 11:11 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:11 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:26 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:55 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:10 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:24 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:10 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:55 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:26 – 02:11 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:11 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:57 – 05:42 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:42 – 07:28 (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 Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870737.27
Julian Day2459202.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1459°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.69°
🪷 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 (24.1459°), declination -23.41°, EoT 2.32 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: 2020-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)