पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 2, 2026 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 5.3 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति।

निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते।।5.3।।
"5.3 He is a true ascetic who never desires or dislikes, who is uninfluenced by the opposites and is easily freed from bondage." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra58.06°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala258.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha245.65°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.86°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra255.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani332.10°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:06 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:24 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 59 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 00 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:52
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:18 – 12:32
Yamaganda15:02 – 16:17
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:03
Varjyam07:58 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:33 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:48 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta10:03 – 11:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:18 – 12:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:32 – 13:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:47 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:02 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:17 – 17:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:32 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:17 – 21:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:02 – 22:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:47 – 00:32 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:32 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:18 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha04:03 – 05:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:48 – 07:33 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872577.27
Julian Day2461042.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2163°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.45°
🪷 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 (24.2163°), declination -22.93°, EoT -4.15 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: 2026-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)