पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 24, 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 17.27 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।
"17.27 Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.96°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra238.17°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.55°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha231.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati229.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra263.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani38.99°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:17 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:37 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 04 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 55 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:59 – 06:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:27 – 07:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:51
Godhūli Muhūrta16:05 – 16:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:17 – 16:39
Amṛta Kāla16:02 – 17:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:00 – 15:08
Yamaganda09:28 – 10:36
Gulika Kāla11:44 – 12:52
Varjyam07:35 – 07:49
Dur Muhūrta 09:19 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga07:12 – 08:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:20 – 09:28 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:28 – 10:36 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:36 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:44 – 12:52 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:52 – 14:00 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:00 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:08 – 16:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:17 – 18:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:08 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:00 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:52 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:44 – 01:36 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:36 – 03:28 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:28 – 05:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:20 – 07:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874394.27
Julian Day2462859.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2857°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)350.76°
🪷 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 (24.2857°), declination -23.42°, EoT -0.03 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: 2030-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)