पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 12, 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 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।
"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.17'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.85°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra235.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.38°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha276.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.78°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra250.26°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani10.17°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:33 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:10 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 20 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 39 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:57 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:25 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:21 – 16:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:33 – 16:56
Amṛta Kāla16:18 – 18:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:13 – 15:23
Gulika Kāla08:22 – 09:32
Varjyam07:35 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:12 – 08:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:22 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:03 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:13 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:23 – 16:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:33 – 18:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:23 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:13 – 22:03 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:03 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:22 – 07:12 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873683.27
Julian Day2462148.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2586°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.12°
🪷 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 (24.2586°), declination -21.62°, EoT -8.27 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: 2029-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)