पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 2, 2015 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 10.23 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।

वसूनां पावकश्चास्मि मेरुः शिखरिणामहम्।।10.23।।
"10.23 Among Forces of Vitality I am the life, I am Mammon to the heathen and the godless; I am the Energy in fire, earth, wind, sky, heaven, sun, moon and planets; and among mountains am the Mount Meru." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra40.16°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.56°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha271.11°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.84°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra273.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani216.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:55 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:46 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:11 – 16:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:23 – 16:46
Amṛta Kāla16:08 – 17:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:40 – 11:48
Yamaganda14:06 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 09:31
Varjyam07:37 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:14 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:23 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:31 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:40 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:57 – 14:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:06 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:14 – 16:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:23 – 18:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:14 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:06 – 21:57 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:57 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:40 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:31 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:23 – 07:14 (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 Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868559.27
Julian Day2457024.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)142.92°
🪷 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 (24.0626°), declination -22.96°, EoT -4.15 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: 2015-01-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)