पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 26, 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 15.16 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।
"15.16 There are two aspects in Nature: the perishable and the imperishable. All life in this world belongs to the former, the unchanging element belongs to the latter." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.16'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.13°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra238.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.83°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha272.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra327.93°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani322.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:35 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:14
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:37 – 16:50
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:10
Gulika Kāla14:23 – 15:37
Varjyam07:28 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:04 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:17 – 09:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:30 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:43 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:10 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:23 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:37 – 16:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:50 – 18:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:37 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:23 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:10 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:43 – 03:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:30 – 05:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:17 – 07:04 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872236.27
Julian Day2460701.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.57°
🪷 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 (24.2032°), declination -18.69°, EoT -12.54 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: 2025-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)