पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 22, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.7 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्।भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्।।12.7।।
"12.7 O Arjuna! I rescue them from the ocean of life and death, for their minds are fixed on Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya309.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra254.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala354.01°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha298.94°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.18°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra346.86°MīnaRevatī P1
शनि Śani242.02°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:31 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:48 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:04 – 05:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:20
Yamaganda07:53 – 09:15
Gulika Kāla10:37 – 11:58
Varjyam06:59 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:31 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:53 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:15 – 10:37 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:37 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:20 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:42 – 16:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:04 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:25 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:04 – 20:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:42 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:20 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:37 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:37 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:15 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:53 – 06:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°
Longitude: -71.0589°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869341.27
Julian Day2457806.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0925°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)304.96°
🪷 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 (24.0925°), declination -10.18°, EoT -14.08 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: 2017-02-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)