पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 6, 2018 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 2.46 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके।

तावान्सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः।।2.46।।
"2.46 As a man can drink water from any side of a full tank, so the skilled theologian can wrest from any scripture that which will serve his purpose." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra135.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.90°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha238.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.43°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra260.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani247.73°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:27 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:55 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:59 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 12 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 47 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:15 – 16:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:27 – 16:50
Amṛta Kāla16:12 – 17:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:32 – 10:41
Yamaganda12:59 – 14:08
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:23
Varjyam07:37 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:14 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:23 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:32 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:41 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 12:59 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:59 – 14:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:08 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:17 – 16:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:27 – 18:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:17 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:08 – 21:59 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:59 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:41 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:32 – 05:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:23 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869659.27
Julian Day2458124.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1047°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.71°
🪷 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 (24.1047°), declination -22.52°, EoT -5.88 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: 2018-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)