पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 30, 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 2.9 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।

न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह।।2.9।।
"2.9 Sanjaya continued: "Arjuna, the conqueror of all enemies, then told the Lord of All-Hearts that he would no fight, and became silent, O King!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.9'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra129.08°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.16°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha273.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.30°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra215.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani226.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:46 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:09 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:20 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:47 – 12:55
Yamaganda08:22 – 09:30
Gulika Kāla10:39 – 11:47
Varjyam07:37 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:14 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:22 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:30 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:39 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:47 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:55 – 14:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:04 – 15:12 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:12 – 16:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:20 – 18:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:12 – 20:04 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:04 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:55 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:47 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:39 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:30 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:22 – 07:14 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868921.27
Julian Day2457386.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0764°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)236.24°
🪷 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 (24.0764°), declination -23.20°, EoT -2.80 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: 2015-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)