पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 3, 2011 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 9.30 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्।

साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः।।9.30।।
"9.30 Even the most sinful, if he worship Me with his whole heart, shalt be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra288.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha274.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati338.19°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra244.42°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani172.92°KanyāHasta P4

Boston, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:56 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:54 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:29
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:12
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 10:43
Varjyam07:22 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:57 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:12 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:29 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:44 – 17:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:00 – 18:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:44 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:29 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:12 – 06:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°
Longitude: -71.0589°
Timezone: UTC+-5

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 Year5112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867130.27
Julian Day2455595.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0079°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.87°
🪷 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 (24.0079°), declination -16.67°, EoT -13.97 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: 2011-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)