पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 29, 2020 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 12.11 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्।।12.11।।
"12.11 And if thou art too weak even for this, then seek refuge in union with Me, and with perfect self-control renounce the fruit of thy action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra60.99°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.68°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha258.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati277.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra232.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani277.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:20 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:32 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:20 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:03 – 15:12
Yamaganda09:30 – 10:38
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 12:55
Varjyam07:36 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · 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 Roga07:13 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:22 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:30 – 10:38 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:38 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 12:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:55 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:03 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:12 – 16:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:20 – 18:12 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:12 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:03 – 21:55 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:55 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:38 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:38 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:30 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:22 – 07:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870747.27
Julian Day2459212.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1463°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.64°
🪷 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 (24.1463°), declination -23.21°, EoT -2.35 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: 2020-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)