पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 3, 2012 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 1.32 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।

किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा।।1.32।।
"1.32 Ah my Lord! I crave not for victory, nor for the kingdom, nor for any pleasure. What were a kingdom or happiness or life to me," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra50.89°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.21°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha286.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati8.69°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra329.64°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani185.21°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 11:58
Yamaganda14:29 – 15:44
Gulika Kāla08:12 – 09:28
Varjyam07:22 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:57 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:12 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:28 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:29 – 15:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:44 – 16:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:59 – 18:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:44 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:29 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:28 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:12 – 06:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867495.27
Julian Day2455960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0219°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.44°
🪷 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 (24.0219°), declination -16.74°, 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: 2012-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)