पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 5, 2029 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 17.10 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।
"17.10 The Ignorant love food which is stale, not nourishing, putrid and corrupt, the leavings of others and unclean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra137.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.03°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha278.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.10°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra241.49°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani10.13°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:26 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:07 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 12 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 47 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:00 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 13:59
Godhūli Muhūrta16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:26 – 16:49
Amṛta Kāla16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:41 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:08 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla08:23 – 09:32
Varjyam07:37 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:14 – 08:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:23 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:41 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 12:59 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:59 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:08 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:17 – 16:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:26 – 18:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:17 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:08 – 21:59 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:59 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:41 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 05:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:23 – 07:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873676.27
Julian Day2462141.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2583°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.14°
🪷 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 (24.2583°), declination -22.60°, EoT -5.45 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: 2029-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)