पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · February 8, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.40 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

पार्थ नैवेह नामुत्र विनाशस्तस्य विद्यते।

नहि कल्याणकृत्कश्िचद्दुर्गतिं तात गच्छति।।6.40।।
"6.40 Lord Shri Krishna replied: My beloved child! There is no destruction for him, either in this world or in the next. No evil fate awaits him who treads the path of righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya294.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra78.28°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha282.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.97°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra336.07°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani358.67°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:20 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:43 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:10 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:25 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:20
Abhijit Muhūrta12:21 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta00:21 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:24 – 16:45
Yamaganda10:01 – 11:22
Gulika Kāla12:43 – 14:03
Varjyam07:47 – 08:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:51 – 10:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:20 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:41 – 10:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala10:01 – 11:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha11:22 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:43 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla14:03 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:24 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:45 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:06 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:45 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:24 – 23:03 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg23:03 – 00:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:43 – 02:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha02:22 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta04:01 – 05:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:41 – 07:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873344.27
Julian Day2461809.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2456°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.18°
🪷 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 (24.2456°), declination -15.19°, EoT -14.45 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: 2028-02-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)