पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 13, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.08°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra142.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala220.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha196.66°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.87°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra137.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani186.55°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:05 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:55 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:39 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:22 – 14:06
Godhūli Muhūrta16:53 – 17:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:05 – 17:33
Amṛta Kāla16:50 – 18:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:06
Yamaganda12:54 – 14:18
Gulika Kāla05:54 – 07:18
Varjyam06:22 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:54 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:18 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:06 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:30 – 12:54 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:54 – 14:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:18 – 15:42 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:42 – 17:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:05 – 18:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:42 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:18 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:54 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:30 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:06 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 04:18 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:18 – 05:54 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867748.27
Julian Day2456213.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0316°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.29°
🪷 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 (24.0316°), declination -7.86°, EoT 14.44 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: 2012-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)