पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · January 22, 2031 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 18.28 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
"18.28 While he whose purpose is infirm, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, indolent, despondent, procrastinating - he may be assumed to be in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1438
Malayalam Era: 1207
Nanakshahi: 562
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra261.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.14°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha258.85°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati235.46°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra299.63°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani37.68°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:17 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:50 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:10
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:08
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:56 – 13:08
Yamaganda08:19 – 09:31
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 11:56
Varjyam07:31 – 07:47
Dur Muhūrta 09:22 – 09:41

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:07 – 08:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:19 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:31 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:08 – 14:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:20 – 15:32 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:32 – 16:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:44 – 18:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:32 – 20:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:20 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:08 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:31 – 05:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:19 – 07:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874423.27
Julian Day2462888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2869°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.54°
🪷 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 (24.2869°), declination -19.76°, EoT -11.54 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: 2031-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)