पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 19, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.13 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।

भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
"9.13 But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya212.56°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra171.06°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha201.28°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.18°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra218.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani211.70°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:40 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:03 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 40 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 19 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:23 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:07 – 13:46
Godhūli Muhūrta16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:20 – 16:45
Amṛta Kāla16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:30 – 12:43
Yamaganda07:53 – 09:05
Gulika Kāla10:18 – 11:30
Varjyam07:04 – 07:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Labha06:40 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:53 – 09:05 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:05 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:18 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:30 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:43 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala13:55 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:08 – 16:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:20 – 18:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:08 – 19:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha19:55 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:43 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:30 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:18 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:05 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:53 – 06:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868515.27
Julian Day2456980.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0609°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.96°
🪷 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 (24.0609°), declination -19.40°, EoT 13.96 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: 2014-11-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)