पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 19, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.29°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra78.24°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.42°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha194.45°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.48°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra198.02°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani176.53°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:02 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:11 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:29 – 12:51
Yamaganda07:22 – 08:44
Gulika Kāla10:07 – 11:29
Varjyam06:28 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:00 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:22 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:44 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:07 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:29 – 12:51 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:51 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:13 – 15:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:35 – 16:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:57 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:35 – 20:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:13 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:51 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:29 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:07 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:44 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:22 – 06:00 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867388.27
Julian Day2455853.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0178°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.10°
🪷 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 (24.0178°), declination -9.79°, EoT 15.55 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: 2011-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)