पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · December 21, 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 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.46°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra134.81°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.25°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha223.65°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra291.15°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani319.68°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:29 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:40 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:29 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 55 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 04 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:09 – 06:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:39 – 07:29
Abhijit Muhūrta12:07 – 12:47
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta00:07 – 00:47

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:58 – 11:12
Yamaganda13:41 – 14:56
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 08:43
Varjyam07:54 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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 Kāla07:29 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:43 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:58 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg11:12 – 12:27 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:27 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:56 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:10 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:25 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:10 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:56 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:27 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg02:12 – 03:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:58 – 05:43 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:43 – 07:29 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872200.27
Julian Day2460665.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2018°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.32°
🪷 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 -23.44°, EoT 1.38 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: 2024-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)