पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 28, 2023 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.15 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते।।14.15।।

"14.15 When Passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those who love activity; when Ignorance rules, it enters the wombs of the ignorant." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.15'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	283.66°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	6.45°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	45.05°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	258.43°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	341.17°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra	306.69°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani	301.29°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	07:02 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:52 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 49 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 10 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:44 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:13 – 07:02
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:35 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:40 – 17:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:52 – 17:17
Amṛta Kāla	16:37 – 18:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	09:30 – 10:44
Yamaganda	13:11 – 14:25
Gulika Kāla	07:02 – 08:16
Varjyam	07:27 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta	09:20 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	07:02 – 08:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	08:16 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	09:30 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:44 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:57 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:11 – 14:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:25 – 15:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	15:38 – 16:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	16:52 – 18:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	18:38 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:25 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:11 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:57 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:44 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	03:30 – 05:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	05:16 – 07:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871507.27
Julian Day	2459972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1753°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	79.56°

🪷 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 (24.1753°), declination -18.31°, EoT -12.97 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: 2023-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)