पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 28, 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 2.7 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।

यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे

शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।
"2.7 My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.7'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.88°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra103.79°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.04°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha271.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.23°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra212.96°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani226.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:19 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:40 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 05 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 54 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:07 – 16:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:19 – 16:42
Amṛta Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:22 – 09:30
Yamaganda10:38 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla12:54 – 14:03
Varjyam07:36 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
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 Amṛta07:13 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:22 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:30 – 10:38 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:38 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:46 – 12:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:54 – 14:03 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:03 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:11 – 16:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:19 – 18:11 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:11 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:03 – 21:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:54 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:46 – 01:38 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:38 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:30 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:22 – 07:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868919.27
Julian Day2457384.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0763°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.35°
🪷 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 (24.0763°), declination -23.30°, EoT -1.89 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: 2015-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)