पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 5, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।
"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra291.29°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.86°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha248.72°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.88°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra272.70°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani233.93°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:46 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:08 – 13:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:36
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:17
Yamaganda10:26 – 11:36
Gulika Kāla12:45 – 13:54
Varjyam07:22 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:59 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:17 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:26 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:36 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:45 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha13:54 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:03 – 16:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:13 – 18:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:03 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta19:54 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:45 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:36 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:26 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:17 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:59 (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 Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869262.27
Julian Day2457727.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0895°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.42°
🪷 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 (24.0895°), declination -22.40°, EoT 8.56 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: 2016-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)