पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 13, 2027 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 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.37°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra325.24°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha275.08°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.05°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra221.33°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani344.74°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:52 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:28 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 21 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 38 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:04
Godhūli Muhūrta16:22 – 16:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:34 – 16:57
Amṛta Kāla16:19 – 18:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:03
Yamaganda08:22 – 09:32
Gulika Kāla10:43 – 11:53
Varjyam07:35 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:12 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:22 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:32 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:43 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:03 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:03 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:13 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:23 – 16:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:34 – 18:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:23 – 20:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:13 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:03 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:43 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:32 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:22 – 07:12 (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 Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872953.27
Julian Day2461418.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2306°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.70°
🪷 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 (24.2306°), declination -21.54°, EoT -8.64 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: 2027-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)