पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 18, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.11 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।
"9.11 Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They know not that in My higher nature I am the Lord-God of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.11'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.01°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra27.42°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.78°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha174.01°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati163.65°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra215.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani228.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:58 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:01 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:28 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:46 – 17:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:58 – 17:25
Amṛta Kāla16:43 – 18:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:13 – 15:35
Yamaganda08:44 – 10:07
Gulika Kāla11:29 – 12:51
Varjyam06:28 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:00 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:44 – 10:07 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:07 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:29 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:51 – 14:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:13 – 15:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:35 – 16:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:58 – 18:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:35 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:13 – 21:51 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:51 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:29 – 01:07 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:07 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:44 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 06:00 (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)1869214.27
Julian Day2457679.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)204.25°
🪷 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 -9.71°, EoT 15.40 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: 2016-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)