पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 17, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.10 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मयाऽध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम्।

हेतुनाऽनेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते।।9.10।।
"9.10 Under my guidance, Nature produces all things movable and immovable. Thus it is, O Arjuna, that this universe revolves." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.02°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra12.21°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha172.28°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.44°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra214.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani228.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:21 – 08:44
Yamaganda10:06 – 11:29
Gulika Kāla12:52 – 14:14
Varjyam06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:59 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:21 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:44 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:06 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:29 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:52 – 14:14 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:14 – 15:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:37 – 16:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:59 – 18:37 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:37 – 20:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:14 – 21:52 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:52 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:29 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:06 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:44 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:21 – 05:59 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869213.27
Julian Day2457678.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.73°
🪷 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 (24.0876°), declination -9.35°, EoT 15.23 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: 2016-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)