पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 21, 2002 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- भीष्माष्टमी · BhīṣmāṣṭamīPan-Hindu
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.2 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।
"16.2 harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, renunciation, contentment, straightforwardness, compassion towards all, uncovetousness, courtesy, modesty, constancy," — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2059 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1409
Malayalam Era: 1178
Nanakshahi: 533
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 1 |
| योग (Yoga) | Siddha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Somavāra (Monday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 276.94° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 359.09° | Mīna | Revatī P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 337.65° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P2 |
| बुध Budha | 290.16° | Makara | Śravaṇa P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 74.11° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 278.49° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| शनि Śani | 44.35° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P2 |
☀️ Boston, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:08 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:43 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:55 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 10:48 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 00:00 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 9 Hours 35 Mins 18 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 14 Hours 24 Mins 42 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:51 – 06:29 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:20 – 07:08 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:36 – 12:15 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:31 – 14:10 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:31 – 16:55 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:43 – 17:07 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:28 – 18:13 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:36 – 00:15 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 08:20 – 09:32 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 10:44 – 11:55 |
| Gulika Kāla | 13:07 – 14:19 |
| Varjyam | 07:32 – 07:47 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:22 – 09:41 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Amṛta | 07:08 – 08:20 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Kāla | 08:20 – 09:32 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Śubha | 09:32 – 10:44 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Roga | 10:44 – 11:55 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Udveg | 11:55 – 13:07 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Chala | 13:07 – 14:19 (neutral) |
| Day-7 Labha | 14:19 – 15:31 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Amṛta | 15:31 – 16:43 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Chala | 16:43 – 18:31 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Labha | 18:31 – 20:19 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Amṛta | 20:19 – 22:07 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Kāla | 22:07 – 23:55 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Śubha | 23:55 – 01:44 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Roga | 01:44 – 03:32 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Udveg | 03:32 – 05:20 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Chala | 05:20 – 07:08 (neutral) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 42.3601°
Longitude: -71.0589°
Timezone: UTC+-5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5103 · Kali-5103 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1863830.27 · 5103.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2452295.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8817° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 85.23° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 8/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.8817°) · declination -19.97° · EoT -11.26 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2002-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)