पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 10, 2016 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 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।
"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya296.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra315.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.03°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha271.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.77°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra266.88°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani230.51°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:49 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:41 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:50 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 19 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 40 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:26 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:34
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:16
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:24
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 11:59
Varjyam07:15 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:49 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:24 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:16 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:34 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:51 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:51 – 20:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:34 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:16 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:24 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:49 (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)1868963.27
Julian Day2457428.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0780°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.06°
🪷 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 (24.0780°), declination -14.58°, EoT -14.55 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: 2016-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)