पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 17, 2028 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 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.36°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra253.20°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.36°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha255.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.66°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra217.71°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani10.47°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:08 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:14 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:00 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 05 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 54 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:23 – 07:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 11:59
Vijaya Muhūrta13:12 – 13:48
Godhūli Muhūrta16:02 – 16:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:14 – 16:36
Amṛta Kāla15:59 – 17:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 23:59

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:05 – 16:14
Yamaganda11:41 – 12:49
Gulika Kāla13:57 – 15:05
Varjyam07:31 – 07:46
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:08 – 08:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:17 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:25 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:33 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:41 – 12:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:49 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga13:57 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:05 – 16:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:14 – 18:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:05 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg19:57 – 21:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:49 – 23:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:41 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:33 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:25 – 05:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:17 – 07:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873657.27
Julian Day2462122.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2576°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.64°
🪷 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 (24.2576°), declination -23.36°, EoT 3.25 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: 2028-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)