पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 11, 2030 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 6.42 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अथवा योगिनामेव कुले भवति धीमताम्।

एतद्धि दुर्लभतरं लोके जन्म यदीदृशम्।।6.42।।
"6.42 Or, he may be born in the family of the wise sages, though a birth like this is, indeed, very difficult to obtain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2087 Rudhirodgāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1952 Sādhāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1437
Malayalam Era: 1206
Nanakshahi: 561
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra350.67°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala297.92°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha246.61°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.06°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra258.75°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani23.79°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:32 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:53 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 19 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 40 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:58 – 06:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:26 – 07:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:25 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:20 – 16:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:32 – 16:55
Amṛta Kāla16:17 – 18:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:12 – 15:22
Gulika Kāla08:22 – 09:32
Varjyam07:36 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:23 – 09:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:13 – 08:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:22 – 09:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:32 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:02 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:02 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:12 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:22 – 16:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:32 – 18:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:22 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:12 – 22:02 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:02 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:32 – 05:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:22 – 07:13 (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 Year5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874047.27
Julian Day2462512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2725°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)83.35°
🪷 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 (24.2725°), declination -21.82°, EoT -7.89 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: 2030-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)