पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · December 20, 2024 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 14.6 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।14.6।।
"14.6 O Sinless One! Of these, Purity, being luminous, strong and invulnerable, binds one by its yearning for happiness and illumination." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.44°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra122.44°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.44°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha223.02°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.39°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra290.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani319.62°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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)21:41 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:55 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:39 – 07:28
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:46
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:46

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:12 – 12:26
Yamaganda14:55 – 16:10
Gulika Kāla08:43 – 09:57
Varjyam07:53 – 08:09
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Chala07:28 – 08:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:43 – 09:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:57 – 11:12 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:12 – 12:26 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:26 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:55 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:10 – 17:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:24 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:10 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:55 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:26 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:26 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:12 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:57 – 05:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:43 – 07:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872199.27
Julian Day2460664.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2018°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.21°
🪷 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 (24.2018°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2024-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)