पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 25, 2015 CE
Also observed today
- लोहड़ी · LohriRegional
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच
कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।
इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।
इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
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 Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śukla |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Śukravāra (Friday) |
सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 248.83° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 63.28° | Mithuna | Mr̥gaśirā P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 180.35° | Tulā | Citrā P3 |
| बुध Budha | 267.75° | Dhanu | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 148.11° | Siṃha | Uttara Phalgunī P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 209.34° | Tulā | Viśākhā P3 |
| शनि Śani | 226.07° | Vṛścika | Anurādhā P4 |
Boston, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 07:12 UTC-5 |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 16:17 UTC-5 |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:45 UTC-5 |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 15:46 UTC-5 |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 06:59 UTC-5 |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 9 Hours 04 Mins 40 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 14 Hours 55 Mins 20 Secs |
शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 06:00 – 06:36 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 06:27 – 07:12 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:27 – 12:03 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:16 – 13:52 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 16:05 – 16:29 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 16:17 – 16:40 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 16:02 – 17:47 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:27 – 00:03 |
अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 10:37 – 11:45 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 14:01 – 15:09 |
| Gulika Kāla | 08:20 – 09:29 |
| Varjyam | 07:35 – 07:50 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:19 – 09:38 |
दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna
चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Chala | 07:12 – 08:20 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Labha | 08:20 – 09:29 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Amṛta | 09:29 – 10:37 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Kāla | 10:37 – 11:45 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Śubha | 11:45 – 12:53 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Roga | 12:53 – 14:01 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Udveg | 14:01 – 15:09 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Chala | 15:09 – 16:17 (neutral) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Roga | 16:17 – 18:09 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Udveg | 18:09 – 20:01 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Chala | 20:01 – 21:53 (neutral) |
| Night-4 Labha | 21:53 – 23:45 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Amṛta | 23:45 – 01:37 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Kāla | 01:37 – 03:29 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Śubha | 03:29 – 05:20 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Roga | 05:20 – 07:12 (inauspicious) |
Coordinates
Latitude: 42.3601°
Longitude: -71.0589°
Timezone: UTC+-5
आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
Cosmic Time
| Kali Year | 5117 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1868916.27 |
| Julian Day | 2457381.770833 |
| Ayanamsa (Lahiri) | 24.0762° |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 176.33° |
🪷 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 (24.0762°), declination -23.40°, EoT -0.49 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: 2015-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)
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 (24.0762°), declination -23.40°, EoT -0.49 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: 2015-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)