पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 12, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.38 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।

कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्।।1.38।।
"1.38 Although these men, blinded by greed, see no guilt in destroying their kin, or fighting against their friends," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra242.89°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.92°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha248.74°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati147.28°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra193.80°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani224.57°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:37 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:39 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:10 – 13:47
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:36
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:22 – 10:30
Yamaganda12:47 – 13:56
Gulika Kāla07:05 – 08:13
Varjyam07:27 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:05 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:13 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:22 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:30 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:39 – 12:47 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:47 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta13:56 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:04 – 16:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:13 – 18:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:04 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla19:56 – 21:47 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:47 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:39 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:30 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:22 – 05:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:13 – 07:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868903.27
Julian Day2457368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0757°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.79°
🪷 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 (24.0757°), declination -23.03°, EoT 5.54 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: 2015-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)