पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 1, 2013 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.76 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।

"18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.76'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	224.95°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	198.24°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	152.19°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	209.49°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	84.91°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra	267.28°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani	202.82°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:54 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:14 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:34 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:43 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	9 Hours 19 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	14 Hours 40 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:40 – 06:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	06:08 – 06:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:07 – 13:45
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:02 – 16:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:14 – 16:37
Amṛta Kāla	15:59 – 17:44
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:04 – 16:14
Yamaganda	11:34 – 12:44
Gulika Kāla	13:54 – 15:04
Varjyam	07:18 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta	09:05 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:54 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:04 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:14 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:24 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:34 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	12:44 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	13:54 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:04 – 16:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	16:14 – 18:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:04 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	19:54 – 21:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	21:44 – 23:34 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:34 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:24 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:14 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:04 – 06:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868162.27
Julian Day	2456627.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0474°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	333.46°

🪷 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 (24.0474°), declination -21.80°, EoT 10.13 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: 2013-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)