पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 1, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.25 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।

भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्।।9.25।।
"9.25 The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.96°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra209.16°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala269.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha197.38°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati166.56°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra232.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani230.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:38 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:17 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:26 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:11 – 13:53
Godhūli Muhūrta16:26 – 16:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:38 – 17:04
Amṛta Kāla16:23 – 18:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:03 – 15:20
Yamaganda08:53 – 10:10
Gulika Kāla11:28 – 12:45
Varjyam06:43 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:18 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:35 – 08:53 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:53 – 10:10 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:10 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:28 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:45 – 14:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:03 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:20 – 16:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:38 – 18:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:20 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:03 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:45 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:28 – 01:10 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:10 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:53 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:35 – 06:18 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869228.27
Julian Day2457693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0882°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)16.44°
🪷 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 (24.0882°), declination -14.51°, EoT 16.44 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: 2016-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)