पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 26, 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 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra48.68°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.06°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha262.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.74°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra267.82°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani10.52°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:04 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 46 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 13 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:15 – 07:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:14
Godhūli Muhūrta16:38 – 17:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:50 – 17:14
Amṛta Kāla16:35 – 18:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:43 – 11:57
Yamaganda14:23 – 15:37
Gulika Kāla08:17 – 09:30
Varjyam07:28 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:04 – 08:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:17 – 09:30 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:30 – 10:43 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:43 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:10 – 14:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:23 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:37 – 16:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:50 – 18:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:37 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:23 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:10 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:43 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:43 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:30 – 05:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:17 – 07:04 (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 Śukla Ekādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873697.27
Julian Day2462162.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2591°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.36°
🪷 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 (24.2591°), declination -18.68°, EoT -12.54 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: 2029-01-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)