पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 18, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.9 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
कविं पुराणमनुशासितार

मणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः।

सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूप

मादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात्।।8.9।।
"8.9 Whoso meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, more minute than the atom, yet the Ruler and Upholder of all, Unimaginable, Brilliant like the Sun, Beyond the reach of darkness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.52°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra115.09°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha177.91°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.83°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra178.46°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani207.98°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:07 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:44 – 10:06
Yamaganda12:51 – 14:14
Gulika Kāla05:59 – 07:22
Varjyam06:27 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:59 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:22 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:44 – 10:06 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:06 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:29 – 12:51 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:51 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:14 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:36 – 16:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:58 – 18:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:36 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:14 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:51 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:29 – 01:06 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:06 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:44 – 04:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:22 – 05:59 (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 Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868483.27
Julian Day2456948.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0597°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.23°
🪷 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 (24.0597°), declination -9.52°, EoT 15.40 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: 2014-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)