पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · January 5, 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 5.6 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः।

योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति।।5.6।।
"5.6 Without concentration, O Mighty Man, renunciation is difficult. But the sage who is always meditating on the Divine, before long shall attain the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra102.49°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala261.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha250.30°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.46°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra259.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani332.29°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:07 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:56 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 01 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:14 – 12:54
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta00:14 – 00:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:03
Yamaganda11:19 – 12:34
Gulika Kāla13:49 – 15:04
Varjyam07:58 – 08:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:53 – 10:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:33 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:48 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha10:03 – 11:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga11:19 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:34 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:49 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:04 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:19 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:34 – 19:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:19 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:04 – 22:49 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:49 – 00:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:34 – 02:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga02:19 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg04:03 – 05:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:48 – 07:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872580.27
Julian Day2461045.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.12°
🪷 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 (24.2164°), declination -22.63°, EoT -5.45 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: 2026-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)