पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 6, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.1 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे।

ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।9.1।।
"9.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: I will now reveal to thee, since thou doubtest not, that profound mysticism, which when followed by experience, shall liberate thee from sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya230.28°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra133.05°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala260.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha209.59°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati46.47°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra203.15°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani192.85°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:43 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 12 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 47 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:14 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:08 – 13:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:36
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:45 – 13:54
Yamaganda07:00 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla09:18 – 10:27
Varjyam07:23 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
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 Śubha07:00 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:09 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:18 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:27 – 11:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:36 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:45 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla13:54 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:03 – 16:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:13 – 18:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:03 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha19:54 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:45 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:36 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:27 – 03:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:18 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:09 – 07:00 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867802.27
Julian Day2456267.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0336°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.65°
🪷 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 (24.0336°), declination -22.52°, EoT 8.14 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: 2012-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)