पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 1, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.73°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra162.97°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha196.57°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.80°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra241.55°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani199.27°TulāSvātī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:38 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:28 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:11 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:26 – 16:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:38 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:23 – 18:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:10 – 11:28
Yamaganda14:03 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 08:53
Varjyam06:43 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:17 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:35 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:53 – 10:10 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:10 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:28 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:45 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:03 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:21 – 16:38 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:38 – 18:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:21 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:03 – 21:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:45 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:28 – 01:10 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:10 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:53 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:35 – 06:17 (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 Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868132.27
Julian Day2456597.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0462°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.97°
🪷 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 (24.0462°), declination -14.42°, EoT 16.44 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: 2013-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)