पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 24, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: महानवमी — Mahā-Navamī
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.33 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन।

एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चञ्चलत्वात् स्थितिं स्थिराम्।।6.33।।
"6.33 Arjuna said: I do not see how I can attain this state of equanimity which Thou has revealed, owing to the restlessness of my mind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra263.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.68°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha167.81°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra115.15°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani184.34°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:03 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:04 – 08:34
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:35
Gulika Kāla13:06 – 14:37
Varjyam06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:33 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:04 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:34 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:05 – 11:35 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:35 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:06 – 14:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:37 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:07 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:38 – 19:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:07 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:37 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:06 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:35 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:05 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:34 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:04 – 05:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867729.27
Julian Day2456194.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0308°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)104.52°
🪷 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 (24.0308°), declination -0.56°, EoT 8.79 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: 2012-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)