पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 27, 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 3.24 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
उत्सीदेयुरिमे लोका न कुर्यां कर्म चेदहम्।

सङ्करस्य च कर्ता स्यामुपहन्यामिमाः प्रजाः।।3.24।।
"3.24 And if I were to refrain from action, the human race would be ruined; I should lead the world to chaos, and destruction would follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra306.40°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala231.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha293.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati258.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra321.58°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani270.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:54 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:17 – 09:30
Yamaganda10:44 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:10 – 14:24
Varjyam07:28 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:04 – 08:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:17 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:30 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:44 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:10 – 14:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:24 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:37 – 16:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:50 – 18:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:37 – 20:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:24 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:10 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:44 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:30 – 05:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:17 – 07:04 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870410.27
Julian Day2458875.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1334°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)26.83°
🪷 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 (24.1334°), declination -18.63°, EoT -12.76 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: 2020-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)