पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 19, 2012 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 7.11 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

बलं बलवतां चाहं कामरागविवर्जितम्।

धर्माविरुद्धो भूतेषु कामोऽस्मि भरतर्षभ।।7.11।।

"7.11 I am the Strength of the strong, of them who are free from attachment and desire; and, O Arjuna, I am the Desire for righteousness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 7.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1419

Malayalam Era: 1188

Nanakshahi: 543

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	182.03°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	231.08°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	224.34°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
बुध Budha	204.67°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	51.64°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	144.39°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	187.27°	Tulā	Svātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:01 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:56 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	10:10 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:19 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:34 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:07 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:18 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:44 – 17:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:56 – 17:23
Amṛta Kāla	16:41 – 18:26
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:07 – 11:29
Yamaganda	14:12 – 15:34
Gulika Kāla	07:23 – 08:45
Varjyam	06:29 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:01 – 07:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:23 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:45 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:07 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:29 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	12:51 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:12 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:34 – 16:56 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	16:56 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:34 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:12 – 21:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	21:51 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:29 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:07 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:45 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:23 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867754.27
Julian Day	2456219.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0318°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.14°

🪷 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 (24.0318°), declination -10.06°, 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: 2012-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)