पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 17, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: पार्श्व एकादशी — Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī
Viṣṇu turns from one side to another in yoga-nidrā (mid-Cāturmāsya).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.27°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra244.50°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala88.67°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha111.90°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati76.67°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra156.24°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani191.78°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:53 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 50 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 09 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:02 – 03:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:44 – 04:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:20 – 10:04
Yamaganda13:32 – 15:15
Gulika Kāla04:53 – 06:37
Varjyam05:28 – 05:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:07 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:53 – 06:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:37 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:20 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:04 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:48 – 13:32 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:32 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:15 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:59 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:43 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:59 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:15 – 22:32 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:32 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:48 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:04 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:20 – 03:37 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:37 – 04:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868056.27
Julian Day2456521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0433°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.92°
🪷 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 (24.0433°), declination 13.42°, EoT -3.75 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: 2013-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)