पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 3, 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 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya290.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra314.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.48°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha269.92°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati313.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra256.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani291.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 03 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 56 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:06 – 06:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta16:48 – 17:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:00 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:45 – 18:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:29
Yamaganda06:56 – 08:12
Gulika Kāla09:27 – 10:43
Varjyam07:21 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 Śubha06:56 – 08:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:12 – 09:27 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:27 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:29 – 15:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:45 – 17:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:00 – 18:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:45 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:29 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:27 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:27 – 05:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:12 – 06:56 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871148.27
Julian Day2459613.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1616°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.51°
🪷 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 (24.1616°), declination -16.57°, EoT -13.97 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: 2022-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)