पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 19, 2019 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 12.2 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचमय्यावेश्य मनो ये मां नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।श्रद्धया परयोपेतास्ते मे युक्ततमा मताः।।12.2।।
"12.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Those who keep their minds fixed on Me, who worship Me always with unwavering faith and concentration; these are the very best." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya274.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra64.16°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala347.73°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha267.20°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra227.81°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani259.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:09 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:41 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:17 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:30 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 31 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 28 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:29 – 16:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:41 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:26 – 18:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:32 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:06 – 14:18
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:21
Varjyam07:33 – 07:48
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:09 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:21 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:32 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:06 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:18 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:29 – 16:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:41 – 18:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:29 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:18 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:06 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:32 – 05:21 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:21 – 07:09 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870037.27
Julian Day2458502.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1191°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.42°
🪷 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 (24.1191°), declination -20.43°, EoT -10.66 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: 2019-01-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)