पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 27, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.20 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा

यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते।

ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक

मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्।।9.20।।
"9.20 Those who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma-juice and are purified from sin, but who while worshipping Me with sacrifices pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where lives the Controller of the Powers of Nature, and they enjoy …" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.20'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya189.97°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra149.45°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha189.22°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.54°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra226.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani229.60°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:44 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:58 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:18 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:56
Godhūli Muhūrta16:32 – 16:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:44 – 17:11
Amṛta Kāla16:29 – 18:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:47 – 14:06
Yamaganda06:11 – 07:30
Gulika Kāla08:50 – 10:09
Varjyam06:38 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:11 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:30 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:50 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:09 – 11:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:28 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:47 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:06 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:25 – 16:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:44 – 18:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:25 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:06 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:47 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:28 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:09 – 02:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:50 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:30 – 06:11 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869223.27
Julian Day2457688.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0880°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)317.97°
🪷 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 (24.0880°), declination -12.87°, EoT 16.36 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: 2016-10-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)