पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · December 31, 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 15.19 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्।स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत।।15.19।।
"15.19 He who with unclouded vision sees Me as the Lord-God, knows all there is to be known, and always shall worship Me with his whole heart." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.19'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra168.11°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha253.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.05°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra207.88°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani344.12°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:33 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:32 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:54 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:33 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:13 – 06:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:43 – 07:33
Abhijit Muhūrta12:12 – 12:51
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta00:12 – 00:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:46 – 15:01
Yamaganda07:33 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:02 – 11:17
Varjyam07:57 – 08:13
Dur Muhūrta 09:52 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:33 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:47 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg10:02 – 11:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:17 – 12:32 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:32 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:46 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:01 – 16:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:16 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:31 – 19:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:16 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:01 – 22:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:46 – 00:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:32 – 02:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:17 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha04:02 – 05:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:47 – 07:33 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872940.27
Julian Day2461405.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2301°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)269.77°
🪷 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 (24.2301°), declination -23.11°, EoT -3.26 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: 2026-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)