पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 25, 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 4.37 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।

ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा।।4.37।।
"4.37 As the kindled fire consumes the fuel, so, O Arjuna, in the flame of wisdom the embers of action are burnt to ashes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.37'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.27°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra305.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.78°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha233.54°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.88°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra245.90°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani331.67°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:17 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:10 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 04 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 55 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta13:16 – 13:52
Godhūli Muhūrta16:05 – 16:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:17 – 16:40
Amṛta Kāla16:02 – 17:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:53 – 14:01
Yamaganda07:12 – 08:20
Gulika Kāla09:29 – 10:37
Varjyam07:35 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:12 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:20 – 09:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:29 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:37 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 12:53 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:53 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:01 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:09 – 16:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:17 – 18:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:09 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:01 – 21:53 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:53 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:37 – 03:29 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:29 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:20 – 07:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872569.27
Julian Day2461034.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2159°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.25°
🪷 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 (24.2159°), declination -23.39°, EoT -0.49 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: 2025-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)