पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 3, 2019 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 11.41 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तं

हे कृष्ण हे यादव हे सखेति।

अजानता महिमानं तवेदं

मया प्रमादात्प्रणयेन वापि।।11.41।।
"11.41 Whatever I have said unto Thee in rashness, taking Thee only for a friend and addressing Thee as O Krishna! O Yadava! O Friend!' in thoughtless familiarity, no understanding Thy greatness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra224.33°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha242.43°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.04°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra211.06°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani257.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:55 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 09 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 50 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:20 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:12 – 16:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:24 – 16:47
Amṛta Kāla16:09 – 17:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:58 – 14:06
Yamaganda07:14 – 08:23
Gulika Kāla09:31 – 10:40
Varjyam07:37 – 07:52
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:14 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:23 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:31 – 10:40 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:40 – 11:49 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:49 – 12:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:58 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:06 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:15 – 16:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:24 – 18:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:15 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:06 – 21:58 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:58 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:49 – 01:40 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:40 – 03:31 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:31 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:23 – 07:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870021.27
Julian Day2458486.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1185°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.27°
🪷 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 (24.1185°), declination -22.86°, EoT -4.59 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: 2019-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)