पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 30, 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 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra325.78°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.72°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha231.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra270.89°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani38.61°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta06:01 – 06:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:28 – 07:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:20 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:22 – 09:30
Yamaganda10:39 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla12:55 – 14:04
Varjyam07:36 – 07:51
Dur Muhūrta 09:21 – 09:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:14 – 08:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:22 – 09:30 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:30 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:47 – 12:55 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:55 – 14:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:04 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:12 – 16:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:20 – 18:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:12 – 20:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:04 – 21:55 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:55 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:47 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:30 – 05:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:22 – 07:14 (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 Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874400.27
Julian Day2462865.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2860°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)68.84°
🪷 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 (24.2860°), declination -23.17°, EoT -2.80 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: 2030-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)