पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 29, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: निर्जला एकादशी — Nirjalā Ekādaśī
Strictest Ekādaśī (no water for 24 hours); Bhīma's vrata. Confers fruit of all 24 Ekādaśīs.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya43.32°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra169.49°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.56°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha45.69°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.38°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra88.18°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani216.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:50 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 59 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 00 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:12 – 03:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:57 – 04:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:49 – 11:41
Yamaganda15:26 – 17:19
Gulika Kāla06:04 – 07:57
Varjyam04:49 – 05:13
Dur Muhūrta 07:42 – 08:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Chala04:12 – 06:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:04 – 07:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta07:57 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:49 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:26 – 17:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:19 – 19:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:11 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:19 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:26 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:49 – 01:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha01:57 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:04 – 04:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868706.27
Julian Day2457171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0682°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)125.41°
🪷 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 (24.0682°), declination 21.54°, EoT 2.77 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: 2015-05-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)