पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 4, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya227.73°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra17.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha225.04°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati117.76°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra237.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani213.47°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:57 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:32 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:34 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:43 – 06:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:11 – 06:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:08 – 13:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:36
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:45 – 13:54
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:07
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:26
Varjyam07:21 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:57 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:07 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:26 – 11:35 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:35 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:45 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla13:54 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:04 – 16:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:13 – 18:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:04 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha19:54 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:45 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:35 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:26 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 05:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:07 – 06:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868530.27
Julian Day2456995.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0615°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.64°
🪷 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 (24.0615°), declination -22.20°, EoT 8.96 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: 2014-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)