पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 20, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra297.16°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala248.06°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha208.45°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.62°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra183.31°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani191.09°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:19 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:54 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:07 – 13:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:07 – 16:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:19 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:55 – 15:07
Yamaganda09:06 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla11:31 – 12:43
Varjyam07:06 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:42 – 07:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:54 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:06 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:18 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:31 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:43 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha13:55 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:07 – 16:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:19 – 18:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:07 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga19:55 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:43 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:31 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:18 – 03:06 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:06 – 04:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:54 – 06:42 (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 Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867786.27
Julian Day2456251.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0330°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.86°
🪷 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 (24.0330°), declination -19.74°, EoT 13.70 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: 2012-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)