पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 17, 2023 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.4 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

सर्वयोनिषु कौन्तेय मूर्तयः सम्भवन्ति याः।तासां ब्रह्म महद्योनिरहं बीजप्रदः पिता।।14.4।।

"14.4 O illustrious son of Kunti! Through whatever wombs men are born, it is the Spirit Itself that conceives, and I am their Father." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	272.47°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	206.29°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	43.77°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	253.69°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	339.29°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	292.98°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शनि Śani	300.03°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:10 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:38 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:25 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 27 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 32 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:55 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:23 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:29 – 14:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:26 – 16:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:38 – 17:02
Amṛta Kāla	16:23 – 18:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:16 – 15:27
Yamaganda	09:32 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla	11:54 – 13:05
Varjyam	07:34 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta	09:23 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	07:10 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:21 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:32 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:43 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:54 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:05 – 14:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:16 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:27 – 16:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	16:38 – 18:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:27 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:16 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:05 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:54 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:43 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:32 – 05:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:21 – 07:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871496.27
Julian Day	2459961.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1749°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	296.93°

🪷 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 (24.1749°), declination -20.82°, EoT -10.03 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: 2023-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)