पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 30, 2015 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 11.9 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्महायोगेश्वरो हरिः।

दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम्।।11.9।।
"11.9 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken, O King, the Lord Shri Krishna, the Almighty Prince of Wisdom, showed to Arjuna the Supreme Form of the Great God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.75°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra49.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala319.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
बुध Budha286.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.80°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra308.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani219.06°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:47 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 11:58
Yamaganda14:26 – 15:40
Gulika Kāla08:15 – 09:29
Varjyam07:25 – 07:41
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:01 – 08:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:15 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:29 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:26 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:40 – 16:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:54 – 18:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:40 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:26 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:29 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:15 – 07:01 (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 Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868587.27
Julian Day2457052.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0637°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)122.39°
🪷 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 (24.0637°), declination -17.79°, 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: 2015-01-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)