पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 8, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.40°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra305.87°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala107.13°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha176.93°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.85°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra184.35°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani175.19°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:53 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:11
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:39 – 10:05
Yamaganda12:57 – 14:23
Gulika Kāla05:47 – 07:13
Varjyam06:16 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:47 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:13 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:39 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:05 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:31 – 12:57 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:57 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:23 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:49 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:15 – 18:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:49 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:23 – 21:57 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:57 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:31 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:05 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:39 – 04:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:13 – 05:47 (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 Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867377.27
Julian Day2455842.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0174°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.74°
🪷 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 (24.0174°), declination -5.68°, EoT 13.23 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: 2011-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)