पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 4, 2021 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 13.28 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम्।विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।13.28।।
"13.28 He who can see the Supreme Lord in all beings, the Imperishable amidst the perishable, he it is who really sees." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya291.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra192.18°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala19.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha300.32°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati286.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra278.67°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani281.49°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:02 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:10 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:34 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:34 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta16:50 – 17:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:02 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:47 – 18:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:30
Yamaganda06:55 – 08:11
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 10:42
Varjyam07:20 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:55 – 08:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:11 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:42 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:30 – 15:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:46 – 17:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:02 – 18:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:46 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:30 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:42 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 05:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:11 – 06:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870784.27
Julian Day2459249.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1477°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.14°
🪷 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 (24.1477°), declination -16.21°, EoT -14.09 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: 2021-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)