पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 28, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: दत्त जयन्ती — Datta Jayantī
Birth of Dattātreya from Atri-Anusūyā; tri-mūrti unified avatāra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra35.99°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala254.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha203.99°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.56°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra193.21°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani191.99°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:15 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:47 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:30 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:07 – 13:44
Godhūli Muhūrta16:03 – 16:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:15 – 16:38
Amṛta Kāla16:00 – 17:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 12:43
Yamaganda08:02 – 09:12
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 11:33
Varjyam07:15 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:51 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:02 – 09:12 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:12 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:43 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala13:54 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:04 – 16:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:15 – 18:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:04 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha19:54 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:43 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:12 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:02 – 06:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867794.27
Julian Day2456259.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0333°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)174.41°
🪷 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 (24.0333°), declination -21.34°, EoT 11.22 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: 2012-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)