पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 3, 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 11.13 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
तत्रैकस्थं जगत्कृत्स्नं प्रविभक्तमनेकधा।

अपश्यद्देवदेवस्य शरीरे पाण्डवस्तदा।।11.13।।
"11.13 In that vision Arjuna saw the universe, with its manifold shapes, all embraced in One, its Supreme Lord." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.13'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra99.59°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.55°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha281.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.28°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra313.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani219.33°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 03 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 56 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:29 – 15:44
Yamaganda09:27 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla11:58 – 13:14
Varjyam07:22 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:57 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:12 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:27 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:58 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:14 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:29 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:44 – 17:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:00 – 18:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:44 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:29 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:14 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:58 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:27 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:12 – 06:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868591.27
Julian Day2457056.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0638°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)170.36°
🪷 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 (24.0638°), declination -16.66°, EoT -13.97 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: 2015-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)