पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 26, 2021 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 13.19 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः।मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते।।13.19।।
"13.19 Thus I have told thee in brief what Matter is, and the Self worth realising and what is Wisdom. He who is devoted to Me knows; and assuredly he will enter into Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra69.04°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha300.22°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra267.39°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani280.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:28 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:41 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:19 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:38 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:05 – 06:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:36 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:20 – 13:02
Vijaya Muhūrta14:25 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta00:20 – 01:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:35
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:23
Gulika Kāla12:41 – 13:59
Varjyam07:54 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:54 – 10:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:28 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:46 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:05 – 11:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:23 – 12:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:41 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:59 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:35 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:53 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:35 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 22:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:59 – 00:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:41 – 02:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:23 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:05 – 05:46 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:46 – 07:28 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870775.27
Julian Day2459240.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)146.12°
🪷 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 (24.1473°), declination -18.70°, EoT -12.54 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: 2021-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)