पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 23, 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 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.55°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra179.22°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.42°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha259.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.50°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra293.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani236.06°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:16 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:41 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:40 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 04 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 55 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:51
Godhūli Muhūrta16:04 – 16:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:16 – 16:39
Amṛta Kāla16:01 – 17:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:36 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:00 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla08:20 – 09:28
Varjyam07:34 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:12 – 08:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:20 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:28 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:36 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:44 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:52 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:00 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:08 – 16:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:16 – 18:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:08 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:00 – 21:52 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:52 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:44 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:36 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:28 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:20 – 07:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869280.27
Julian Day2457745.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0902°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.47°
🪷 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 (24.0902°), declination -23.43°, EoT 0.44 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: 2016-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)