पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 29, 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 15.19 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यो मामेवमसम्मूढो जानाति पुरुषोत्तमम्।स सर्वविद्भजति मां सर्वभावेन भारत।।15.19।।
"15.19 He who with unclouded vision sees Me as the Lord-God, knows all there is to be known, and always shall worship Me with his whole heart." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.19'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya285.17°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra278.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala86.81°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha277.02°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra330.49°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani323.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:01 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:44 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 07:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:19
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:12
Yamaganda08:15 – 09:29
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 11:57
Varjyam07:26 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:01 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:15 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:29 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:12 – 14:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:26 – 15:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:40 – 16:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:54 – 18:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:40 – 20:26 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:26 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:12 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:29 – 05:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:15 – 07:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872239.27
Julian Day2460704.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.40°
🪷 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 (24.2033°), declination -17.90°, EoT -13.17 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: 2025-01-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)