पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · December 21, 2028 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 16.19 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तानहं द्विषतः क्रूरान्संसारेषु नराधमान्।क्षिपाम्यजस्रमशुभानासुरीष्वेव योनिषु।।16.19।।
"16.19 Those who thus hate Me, who are cruel, the dregs of mankind, I condemn them to a continuous, miserable and godless rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.43°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra304.10°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.11°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha261.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati179.24°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra222.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani10.34°MeṣaAśvinī 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)10:51 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:52 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 Kāla13:41 – 14:56
Yamaganda07:29 – 08:43
Gulika Kāla09:58 – 11:12
Varjyam07:54 – 08:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:48 – 10:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:29 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:43 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:58 – 11:12 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala11:12 – 12:27 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:27 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:10 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:25 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:10 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:27 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:27 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala02:12 – 03:58 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:58 – 05:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:43 – 07:29 (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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873661.27
Julian Day2462126.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2577°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.18°
🪷 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 (24.2577°), 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: 2028-12-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)