पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 31, 2014 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 10.21 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्।

मरीचिर्मरुतामस्मि नक्षत्राणामहं शशी।।10.21।।
"10.21 Of all the creative Powers I am the Creator, of luminaries the Sun; the Whirlwind among the winds, and the Moon among planets." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya255.20°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra13.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.00°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha267.93°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.99°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra271.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani216.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:38 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 12:56
Yamaganda08:22 – 09:31
Gulika Kāla10:39 – 11:47
Varjyam07:37 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:14 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:22 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:31 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:39 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 12:56 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:56 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:04 – 15:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:13 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:21 – 18:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:13 – 20:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:04 – 21:56 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:56 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:39 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:31 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:22 – 07:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868557.27
Julian Day2457022.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0625°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.50°
🪷 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 (24.0625°), declination -23.11°, EoT -3.26 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: 2014-12-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)