पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 18, 2022 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 4.2 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः।

स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप।।4.2।।
"4.2 The Divine Kings knew it, for it was their tradition. Then, after a long time, at last it was forgotten." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra94.28°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala240.86°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha284.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati309.91°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra259.11°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani289.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:20 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 30 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 29 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:30 – 14:08
Godhūli Muhūrta16:28 – 16:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:40 – 17:03
Amṛta Kāla16:25 – 18:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:17 – 15:28
Yamaganda09:32 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:06
Varjyam07:33 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:10 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:21 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:32 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:06 – 14:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:17 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:28 – 16:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:40 – 18:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:28 – 20:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:17 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:06 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:32 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:21 – 07:10 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871132.27
Julian Day2459597.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1610°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.87°
🪷 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 (24.1610°), declination -20.58°, 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: 2022-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)