पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 1, 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 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya287.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra36.52°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala192.62°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha274.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.33°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra312.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani37.57°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 58 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 01 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:39 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:22
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:28 – 10:43
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:28
Gulika Kāla06:59 – 08:13
Varjyam07:24 – 07:40
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:59 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:13 – 09:28 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:28 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:43 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:28 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:42 – 16:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:57 – 18:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:42 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:28 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:43 – 03:28 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:28 – 05:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:13 – 06:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5132
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1874433.27
Julian Day2462898.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2872°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)106.71°
🪷 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 (24.2872°), declination -17.20°, EoT -13.69 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: 2031-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)