पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 12, 2016 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 2.22 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय

नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि।

तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा-

न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही।।2.22।।
"2.22 As a man discards his threadbare robes and puts on new, so the Spirit throws off Its worn-out bodies and takes fresh ones." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.17°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra292.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.29°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha272.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.41°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra231.20°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani228.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:32 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:37 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 19 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 40 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:20 – 16:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:32 – 16:56
Amṛta Kāla16:17 – 18:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:12 – 15:22
Yamaganda09:33 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:02
Varjyam07:36 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:13 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:23 – 09:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:33 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:02 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:12 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:22 – 16:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:32 – 18:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:22 – 20:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:12 – 22:02 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:02 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:33 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:23 – 07:13 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868934.27
Julian Day2457399.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0769°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.80°
🪷 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 (24.0769°), declination -21.76°, EoT -8.27 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: 2016-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)