पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 22, 2028 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 6.23 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
तं विद्याद् दुःखसंयोगवियोगं योगसंज्ञितम्।

स निश्चयेन योक्तव्यो योगोऽनिर्विण्णचेतसा।।6.23।।
"6.23 This inner severance from the affliction of misery is spirituality. It should be practised with determination and with a heart which refuses to be depressed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra226.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha294.58°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati152.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra315.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani357.56°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:54 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:08 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 36 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 23 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:51 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:08
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:32 – 10:44
Yamaganda13:08 – 14:20
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:20
Varjyam07:31 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:07 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:20 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:32 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:08 – 14:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:20 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:32 – 16:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:44 – 18:32 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:32 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:20 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:08 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:32 – 05:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:20 – 07:07 (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 Year5129
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873327.27
Julian Day2461792.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2449°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)306.75°
🪷 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 (24.2449°), declination -19.82°, EoT -11.54 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: 2028-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)