पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 27, 2013 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 1.24 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
संजय उवाच

एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
"1.24 Sanjaya said: "Having listened to the request of Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna drew up His bright chariot exactly in the midst between the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.39°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra178.79°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala165.13°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha249.93°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.09°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra274.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani205.58°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:18 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:25 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 05 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 54 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:06 – 16:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:18 – 16:41
Amṛta Kāla16:03 – 17:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:37 – 11:46
Yamaganda14:02 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla08:21 – 09:29
Varjyam07:36 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:13 – 08:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:21 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:29 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:46 – 12:54 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:54 – 14:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:02 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:10 – 16:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:18 – 18:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:10 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:02 – 21:54 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:54 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:46 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:29 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:21 – 07:13 (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 Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868188.27
Julian Day2456653.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0484°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)290.54°
🪷 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 (24.0484°), declination -23.32°, EoT -1.42 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: 2013-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)