पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 2, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra121.38°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.10°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha233.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.32°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra182.06°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani223.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:55 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:14 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:46 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:30 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:41 – 06:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:09 – 06:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:16 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta13:08 – 13:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:02 – 16:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:14 – 16:37
Amṛta Kāla15:59 – 17:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:16 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:34 – 12:44
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 11:34
Varjyam07:18 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:55 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:15 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:34 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:44 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala13:54 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:04 – 16:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:14 – 18:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:04 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha19:54 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:44 – 23:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:34 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:15 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:55 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868893.27
Julian Day2457358.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0754°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)255.10°
🪷 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 (24.0754°), declination -21.88°, EoT 9.75 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: 2015-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)