पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 15, 2029 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 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.91°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra274.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.29°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha273.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.03°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra254.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.21°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:11 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:36 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:24 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 25 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 34 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:55 – 06:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:24 – 07:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta16:24 – 16:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:36 – 17:00
Amṛta Kāla16:21 – 18:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:22 – 09:32
Yamaganda10:43 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:04 – 14:15
Varjyam07:34 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:11 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:22 – 09:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:32 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:43 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:04 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:04 – 14:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:15 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:26 – 16:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:36 – 18:26 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:26 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:15 – 22:04 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:04 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:43 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:32 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:22 – 07:11 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873686.27
Julian Day2462151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.65°
🪷 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 (24.2587°), declination -21.10°, EoT -9.35 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: 2029-01-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)