पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 27, 2017 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 11.36 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

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जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च।

रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति

सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः।।11.36।।
"11.36 Arjuna said: My Lord! It is natural that the world revels and rejoices when it sings the praises of Thy glory; the demons fly in fear and the saints offer Thee their salutations." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya283.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra271.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala334.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha259.88°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.39°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra329.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani239.86°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:03 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:51 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:54 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 48 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 11 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:39 – 17:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:51 – 17:16
Amṛta Kāla16:36 – 18:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 11:57
Yamaganda14:24 – 15:38
Gulika Kāla08:16 – 09:30
Varjyam07:27 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:03 – 08:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:16 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:30 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:24 – 15:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:38 – 16:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:51 – 18:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:38 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:24 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:30 – 05:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:16 – 07:03 (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)1869315.27
Julian Day2457780.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0915°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.75°
🪷 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 (24.0915°), declination -18.45°, EoT -12.76 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: 2017-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)