पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 28, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.18 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन।

भूयः कथय तृप्तिर्हि श्रृण्वतो नास्ति मेऽमृतम्।।10.18।।
"10.18 Tell me again, I pray, about the fullness of Thy power and Thy glory; for I feel that I am never satisfied when I listen to Thy immortal words." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra206.19°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha238.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.70°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra264.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani233.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:15 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:24 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 23 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 36 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:36 – 06:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:04 – 06:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:07 – 13:44
Godhūli Muhūrta16:03 – 16:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:15 – 16:38
Amṛta Kāla16:00 – 17:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:02 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:23 – 11:33
Gulika Kāla12:43 – 13:54
Varjyam07:15 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 Amṛta06:51 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:02 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 11:33 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:33 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:43 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha13:54 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:04 – 16:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:15 – 18:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:04 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta19:54 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:43 – 23:33 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:33 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:02 – 06:51 (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 Caturdaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869255.27
Julian Day2457720.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0892°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)343.68°
🪷 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 (24.0892°), declination -21.35°, EoT 11.22 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: 2016-11-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)