पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 22, 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 2.62 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते।

सङ्गात् संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते।।2.62।।
"2.62 When a man dwells on the objects of sense, he creates an attraction for them; attraction develops into desire, and desire breeds anger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.62's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra332.97°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.82°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha261.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.76°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra280.65°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani249.53°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:45 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:37 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:35 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:33 – 16:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:45 – 17:09
Amṛta Kāla16:30 – 18:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:19 – 09:31
Yamaganda10:44 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:08 – 14:20
Varjyam07:31 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:07 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:19 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:31 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:44 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:08 – 14:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:20 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:32 – 16:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:45 – 18:32 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:32 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:20 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:08 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:44 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:31 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:19 – 07:07 (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)1869675.27
Julian Day2458140.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1053°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.46°
🪷 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 (24.1053°), declination -19.72°, EoT -11.54 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: 2018-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)