पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 17, 2016 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 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।
"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya32.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra159.56°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha21.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra26.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani230.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:21 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:11 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 39 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 20 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:23 – 03:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:07 – 04:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:20 – 17:10
Yamaganda08:01 – 09:51
Gulika Kāla11:41 – 13:30
Varjyam04:57 – 05:21
Dur Muhūrta 07:46 – 08:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:21 – 06:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:11 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:01 – 09:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:51 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:41 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:30 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:20 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:10 – 19:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:00 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:10 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:20 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:30 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:41 – 00:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:51 – 02:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:01 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:11 – 04:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869060.27
Julian Day2457525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0817°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.97°
🪷 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 (24.0817°), declination 19.39°, EoT 3.72 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: 2016-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)