पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 21, 2025 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 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.04°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra178.21°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.69°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha264.27°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra323.41°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani322.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:08
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:20 – 15:32
Yamaganda09:31 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:08
Varjyam07:31 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 Roga07:07 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:19 – 09:31 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:31 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:08 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:20 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:32 – 16:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:44 – 18:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:32 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:20 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:08 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:31 – 05:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:19 – 07:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872231.27
Julian Day2460696.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2030°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.55°
🪷 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 (24.2030°), declination -19.88°, EoT -11.26 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: 2025-01-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)