पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 4, 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 11.14 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः।

प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत।।11.14।।
"11.14 Thereupon Arjuna, dumb with awe, his hair on end, his head bowed, his hands clasped in salutation, addressed the Lord thus:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.82°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra111.62°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala323.33°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha280.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.14°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra314.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani219.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:01 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 05 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 54 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:35 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:49 – 17:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:01 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:46 – 18:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:14
Yamaganda08:11 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 11:58
Varjyam07:21 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:56 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:11 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:14 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:30 – 15:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:45 – 17:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:01 – 18:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:45 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:30 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:14 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 05:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:11 – 06:56 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868592.27
Julian Day2457057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0638°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.09°
🪷 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 -16.37°, EoT -14.09 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: 2015-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)