पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 14, 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 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.19'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.89°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra261.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.00°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha274.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.95°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra252.77°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani10.20°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:35 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:56 – 06:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:27 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:23 – 16:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:35 – 16:59
Amṛta Kāla16:20 – 18:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 16:35
Yamaganda11:53 – 13:04
Gulika Kāla14:14 – 15:25
Varjyam07:35 – 07:50
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:42

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) (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg07:11 – 08:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:22 – 09:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:32 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:43 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:53 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:04 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:14 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:25 – 16:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:35 – 18:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:25 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:14 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:04 – 23:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:53 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:43 – 03:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:32 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:22 – 07:11 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873685.27
Julian Day2462150.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2586°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)353.39°
🪷 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 -21.28°, EoT -9.00 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: 2029-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)