पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 4, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.26 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते।

एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययाऽऽवर्तते पुनः।।8.26।।
"8.26 These bright and dark paths out of the world have always existed. Whoso takes the former, returns not; he who chooses the latter, returns.*" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya197.48°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra339.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.13°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha178.99°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.93°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra199.76°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani209.92°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:35 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:48 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 14 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 45 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:10 – 13:51
Godhūli Muhūrta16:23 – 16:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:35 – 17:01
Amṛta Kāla16:20 – 18:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:01 – 15:18
Yamaganda08:54 – 10:11
Gulika Kāla11:28 – 12:45
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:21 – 07:38 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:38 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:54 – 10:11 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:11 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:28 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:45 – 14:01 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:01 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:18 – 16:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:35 – 18:18 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:18 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:01 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:45 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:28 – 01:11 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:11 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:54 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:38 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868500.27
Julian Day2456965.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0603°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.89°
🪷 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 (24.0603°), declination -15.29°, EoT 16.33 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: 2014-11-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)