पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 18, 2020 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 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.26°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra189.74°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha277.78°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra310.75°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani269.23°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:39 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:05 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 29 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 30 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta16:27 – 16:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:39 – 17:03
Amṛta Kāla16:24 – 18:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:32 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:06 – 14:17
Gulika Kāla07:10 – 08:21
Varjyam07:34 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:10 – 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 – 14:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:17 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:28 – 16:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:39 – 18:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:28 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:17 – 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 – 07:10 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870401.27
Julian Day2458866.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1330°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.68°
🪷 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 (24.1330°), declination -20.68°, EoT -10.35 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: 2020-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)