पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 25, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.9 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः।।18.9।।
"18.9 He who performs an obligatory action, because he believes it to be a duty which ought to be done, without any personal desire to do the act or to receive any return - such renunciation is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.9'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.26°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra161.65°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.75°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha203.48°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.68°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra205.48°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani177.26°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:48 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:41 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:15 – 13:57
Godhūli Muhūrta16:36 – 17:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:48 – 17:15
Amṛta Kāla16:33 – 18:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:08 – 15:28
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:08
Gulika Kāla11:28 – 12:48
Varjyam06:34 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:08 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:28 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:08 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:08 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:28 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:48 – 14:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:08 – 15:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:28 – 16:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:48 – 18:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:28 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:08 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:48 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:28 – 01:08 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:08 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:28 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:28 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867394.27
Julian Day2455859.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0180°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.83°
🪷 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 (24.0180°), declination -11.92°, EoT 16.23 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: 2011-10-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)