पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 7, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.41°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra293.55°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.54°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha175.27°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.96°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra183.10°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani175.06°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:43 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 30 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 29 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:31
Yamaganda14:24 – 15:50
Gulika Kāla07:12 – 08:39
Varjyam06:15 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:46 – 07:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:12 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:05 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:31 – 12:58 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:58 – 14:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:24 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:50 – 17:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:16 – 18:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:50 – 20:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:24 – 21:58 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:58 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:31 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:05 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:12 – 05:46 (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 Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867376.27
Julian Day2455841.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)121.98°
🪷 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 (24.0173°), declination -5.30°, EoT 12.96 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: 2011-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)