पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 18, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.63 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।
"18.63 Thus have I revealed to thee the Truth, the Mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, thou art free to act as thou wilt." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.63's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.81°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra36.41°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala145.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha192.20°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati85.66°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra257.44°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani201.31°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:11 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:07 – 13:46
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:45
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:52 – 09:05
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:30
Gulika Kāla12:43 – 13:55
Varjyam07:03 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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):
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 Amṛta06:39 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:52 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:05 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:30 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:43 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha13:55 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:08 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:21 – 18:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:08 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta19:55 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:43 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:30 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:05 – 04:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:52 – 06:39 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868149.27
Julian Day2456614.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0469°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)186.60°
🪷 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 (24.0469°), declination -19.22°, EoT 14.21 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: 2013-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)