पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 23, 2023 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 14.10 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा।।14.10।।
"14.10 O Prince! Purity prevails when Passion and Ignorance are overcome; Passion, when Purity and Ignorance are overcome; and Ignorance when it overcomes Purity and Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya278.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra295.33°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.30°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha254.79°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.28°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra300.46°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani300.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:46 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:56 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:49 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:18 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta16:34 – 16:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:46 – 17:10
Amṛta Kāla16:31 – 18:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:19 – 09:31
Yamaganda10:44 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:08 – 14:21
Varjyam07:31 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:07 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:19 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:31 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:44 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:08 – 14:21 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:21 – 15:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:33 – 16:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:46 – 18:33 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:33 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:21 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:08 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:44 – 03:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:31 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:19 – 07:07 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871502.27
Julian Day2459967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1751°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.39°
🪷 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 (24.1751°), declination -19.54°, EoT -11.81 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: 2023-01-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)