पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 29, 2014 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 2.10 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः।।2.10।।
"2.10 Thereupon the Lord, with a gracious smile, addressed him who was so much depressed in the midst of the two armies." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra258.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.00°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha302.89°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.83°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.11°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:38 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:44 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:41 – 17:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:53 – 17:18
Amṛta Kāla16:38 – 18:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:11
Yamaganda08:15 – 09:29
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 11:57
Varjyam07:26 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:01 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:15 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:29 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:11 – 14:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:25 – 15:39 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:39 – 16:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:53 – 18:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:39 – 20:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:25 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:11 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:29 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:15 – 07:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868221.27
Julian Day2456686.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0497°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.98°
🪷 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 (24.0497°), declination -17.99°, EoT -13.17 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: 2014-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)