पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 24, 2021 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
जया एकादशी · Jayā EkādaśīVaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।

"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	280.12°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra	44.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	13.96°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	298.42°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	284.02°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra	264.88°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani	280.19°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:05 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:47 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 42 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 18 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:48 – 06:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:17 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:33 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:35 – 16:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:47 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla	16:32 – 18:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:35 – 16:47
Yamaganda	11:56 – 13:09
Gulika Kāla	14:22 – 15:35
Varjyam	07:30 – 07:45
Dur Muhūrta	09:21 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	07:05 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:18 – 09:31 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:31 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:44 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:56 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:09 – 14:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:22 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:35 – 16:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:47 – 18:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:35 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:22 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:09 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:56 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:44 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:31 – 05:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:18 – 07:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870773.27
Julian Day	2459238.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1473°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	123.74°

🪷 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 (24.1473°), declination -19.19°, EoT -12.06 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: 2021-01-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)