पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 21, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5'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 Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.28°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra104.26°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala114.54°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha197.50°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.22°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra200.50°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani176.77°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:54 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:17 – 14:00
Godhūli Muhūrta16:42 – 17:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:54 – 17:21
Amṛta Kāla16:39 – 18:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:11 – 15:33
Gulika Kāla07:24 – 08:46
Varjyam06:30 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:03 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:24 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:07 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:28 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:50 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:11 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:33 – 16:54 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:54 – 18:33 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:33 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:11 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:50 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:28 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:07 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:24 – 06:03 (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)1867390.27
Julian Day2455855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0179°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)284.80°
🪷 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 (24.0179°), declination -10.51°, EoT 15.83 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: 2011-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)