पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 10, 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 11.50 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा

स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः।

आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं

भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा।।11.50।।
"11.50 Sanjaya continued: "Having thus spoken to Arjuna, Lord Shri Krishna showed Himself again in His accustomed form; and the Mighty Lord, in gentle tones, softly consoled him who lately trembled with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.50's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya297.40°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra104.82°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha279.69°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.54°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra340.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani241.12°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:56 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:41 – 11:59
Yamaganda14:34 – 15:52
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:23
Varjyam07:14 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:48 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:41 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:16 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 15:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:52 – 17:10 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:10 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:52 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:16 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:16 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:41 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:48 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869329.27
Julian Day2457794.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0920°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)169.10°
🪷 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 (24.0920°), declination -14.34°, 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: 2017-02-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)