पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 15, 2018 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 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra248.52°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.49°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha250.83°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.80°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra271.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani248.76°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:54 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:56 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:24 – 16:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:36 – 17:00
Amṛta Kāla16:21 – 18:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:22 – 09:32
Yamaganda10:43 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:04 – 14:15
Varjyam07:35 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:11 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:22 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:32 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:04 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:15 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:25 – 16:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:36 – 18:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:25 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:15 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:04 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:32 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:22 – 07:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869668.27
Julian Day2458133.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1050°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)336.81°
🪷 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 (24.1050°), declination -21.16°, EoT -9.35 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: 2018-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)