पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 30, 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 2.11 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।

गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः।।2.11।।
"2.11 Lord Shri Krishna said: Why grieve for those for whom no grief is due, and yet profess wisdom? The wise grieve neither for the dead nor the living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.11'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya286.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra273.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.29°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha304.10°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.73°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra259.21°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani208.16°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:25 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 54 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 05 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:20
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:26
Yamaganda07:00 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla09:29 – 10:43
Varjyam07:25 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:00 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:15 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:29 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:26 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:40 – 16:55 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:55 – 18:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:40 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:26 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:29 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:29 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:15 – 07:00 (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 Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868222.27
Julian Day2456687.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0497°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.43°
🪷 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 -17.72°, EoT -13.36 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: 2014-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)