पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 20, 2025 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 4.32 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
एवं बहुविधा यज्ञा वितता ब्रह्मणो मुखे।

कर्मजान्विद्धि तान्सर्वानेवं ज्ञात्वा विमोक्ष्यसे।।4.32।।
"4.32 In this way other sacrifices too may be undergone for the Spirit's sake. Know thou that they all depend on action. Knowing this, thou shalt be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.18°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra243.94°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.98°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha226.23°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.47°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra239.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani331.45°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:10 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:15 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:11 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 04 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 55 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:01
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:49
Godhūli Muhūrta16:03 – 16:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:15 – 16:37
Amṛta Kāla16:00 – 17:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:01

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:26 – 10:34
Yamaganda12:50 – 13:59
Gulika Kāla07:10 – 08:18
Varjyam07:33 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:17 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:10 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:18 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:26 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:34 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 12:50 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:50 – 13:59 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta13:59 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:07 – 16:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:15 – 18:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:07 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla19:59 – 21:50 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:50 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:34 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:26 – 05:18 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:18 – 07:10 (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 Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872564.27
Julian Day2461029.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2158°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.01°
🪷 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 (24.2158°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2025-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)