पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 3, 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 5.5 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्सांख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते।

एकं सांख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।5.5।।
"5.5 The level which is reached by wisdom is attained through right action as well. He who perceives that the two are one, knows the truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.5'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya289.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra200.25°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala267.70°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha272.22°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.33°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra258.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani312.58°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 57 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:07 – 06:57
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 Kāla09:28 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:14 – 14:29
Gulika Kāla06:57 – 08:12
Varjyam07:22 – 07:38
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
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 · 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 Kāla06:57 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:12 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:28 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:14 – 14:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:29 – 15:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:44 – 17:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:00 – 18:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:44 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:29 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:14 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:28 – 05:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:12 – 06:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871878.27
Julian Day2460343.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1895°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)274.15°
🪷 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 (24.1895°), declination -16.72°, 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: 2024-02-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)