पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 1, 2024 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 5.3 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति।

निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते।।5.3।।
"5.3 He is a true ascetic who never desires or dislikes, who is uninfluenced by the opposites and is easily freed from bondage." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.47°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra176.00°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha269.22°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.12°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra256.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani312.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 57 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 02 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:13 – 14:27
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:14
Gulika Kāla09:28 – 10:43
Varjyam07:24 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:59 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:14 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:28 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:13 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:27 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:42 – 16:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:57 – 18:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:42 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:27 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:13 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:28 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:28 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:14 – 06:59 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871876.27
Julian Day2460341.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1894°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)252.23°
🪷 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 (24.1894°), declination -17.29°, EoT -13.69 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: 2024-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)