पञ्चाङ्ग — Phoenix, USA · December 23, 2040 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 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1447
Malayalam Era: 1216
Nanakshahi: 571
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.39°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra117.07°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala245.36°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha251.72°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.69°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra293.48°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani177.82°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:30 UTC-7
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 UTC-7
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:28 UTC-7
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:05 UTC-7
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:28 UTC-7
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:10 – 06:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:40 – 07:30
Abhijit Muhūrta12:08 – 12:48
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta00:08 – 00:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:11 – 17:26
Yamaganda12:28 – 13:42
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:11
Varjyam07:55 – 08:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:49 – 10:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:30 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:44 – 09:59 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:59 – 11:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta11:13 – 12:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:28 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:42 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:11 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:26 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:11 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:42 – 00:28 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:28 – 02:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta02:13 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:59 – 05:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:44 – 07:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878046.27
Julian Day2466511.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4254°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)233.34°
🪷 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 (24.4254°), declination -23.42°, EoT 0.44 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: 2040-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)