पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 26, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.18 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्।

आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्।।7.18।।
"7.18 Noble-minded are they all, but the wise man I hold as my own Self; for he, remaining always at peace with Me, makes me his final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.18'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.99°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra326.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha212.88°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra152.79°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani188.12°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:46 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:48 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:27 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:45 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:14 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:34 – 16:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:46 – 17:12
Amṛta Kāla16:31 – 18:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:08 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:07 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla07:29 – 08:49
Varjyam06:36 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:10 – 07:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:29 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:49 – 10:08 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:08 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:28 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:47 – 14:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:07 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:26 – 16:46 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:46 – 18:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:26 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:07 – 21:47 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:47 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:28 – 01:08 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:08 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:49 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:29 – 06:10 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867761.27
Julian Day2456226.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0321°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.04°
🪷 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 (24.0321°), declination -12.52°, EoT 16.30 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: 2012-10-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)