पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 3, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कालभैरव अष्टमी — Kālabhairava Aṣṭamī
Kālabhairava's manifestation; Kāśī-kṣetrapāla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.29 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति।

वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते।।1.29।।
"1.29 My limbs fail me and my throat is parched, my body trembles and my hair stands on end." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.29'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.46°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra133.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.68°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha234.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra183.22°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani223.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:56 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:14 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:48 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:58 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 17 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 42 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:42 – 06:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:10 – 06:56
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 Kāla12:45 – 13:54
Yamaganda06:56 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:16 – 10:25
Varjyam07:19 – 07:34
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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 Śubha06:56 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:16 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:16 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:25 – 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 – 16:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:14 – 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 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:25 – 03:16 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:16 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:56 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868894.27
Julian Day2457359.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0754°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.01°
🪷 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 -22.02°, EoT 9.36 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: 2015-12-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)