पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 5, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: पौष पुत्रदा एकादशी — Pauṣa Putradā Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī granting putra-prāpti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.3 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्।

व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
"1.3 Revered Father! Behold this mighty host of the Pandavas, paraded by the son of King Drupada, thy wise disciple." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra31.07°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha241.13°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.36°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra294.59°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani184.25°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:25 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:17 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 11 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 48 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 13:58
Godhūli Muhūrta16:13 – 16:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:25 – 16:48
Amṛta Kāla16:10 – 17:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:59 – 14:07
Yamaganda07:14 – 08:23
Gulika Kāla09:32 – 10:41
Varjyam07:37 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:14 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:23 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:32 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:41 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:59 – 14:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:07 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:16 – 16:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:25 – 18:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:16 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:07 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:59 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:41 – 03:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:32 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:23 – 07:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867466.27
Julian Day2455931.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0208°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)129.95°
🪷 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 (24.0208°), declination -22.69°, EoT -5.45 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: 2012-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)