पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 28, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.14 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यदा सत्त्वे प्रवृद्धे तु प्रलयं याति देहभृत्।तदोत्तमविदां लोकानमलान्प्रतिपद्यते।।14.14।।
"14.14 When Purity prevails, the soul on quitting the body passes on to the pure regions where live those who know the Highest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.59°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra218.54°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala98.57°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha230.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra298.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani320.13°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:19 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:47 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 05 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 54 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:07 – 16:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:19 – 16:42
Amṛta Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:30 – 10:38
Yamaganda12:54 – 14:03
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:21
Varjyam07:36 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:13 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:21 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:30 – 10:38 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:38 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:46 – 12:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:54 – 14:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:03 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:11 – 16:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:19 – 18:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:11 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:03 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:54 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:46 – 01:38 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:38 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:30 – 05:21 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:21 – 07:13 (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 Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872207.27
Julian Day2460672.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2021°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)325.02°
🪷 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 (24.2021°), declination -23.26°, EoT -1.89 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: 2024-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)