पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 10, 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 10.31 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।

झषाणां मकरश्चास्मि स्रोतसामस्मि जाह्नवी।।10.31।।
"10.31 I am the Wind among purifiers, the King Rama among warriors; I am the Crocodile among the fishes, and I am the Ganges among rivers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra138.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha283.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.14°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra283.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शनि Śani217.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:30 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:53 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:18 – 16:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:30 – 16:54
Amṛta Kāla16:15 – 18:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:32 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:01 – 14:11
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:23
Varjyam07:36 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:13 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:23 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:32 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:52 – 13:01 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:01 – 14:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:11 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:21 – 16:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:30 – 18:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:21 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:11 – 22:01 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:01 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:52 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:32 – 05:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:23 – 07:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868567.27
Julian Day2457032.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0629°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.70°
🪷 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 (24.0629°), declination -22.03°, EoT -7.50 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: 2015-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)