पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 24, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: पापमोचनी एकादशी — Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Removes mahā-pātakas (great sins).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।
"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya339.50°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra287.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha354.87°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.56°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra341.58°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani243.38°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:22 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:51
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:46
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:41 – 07:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:14 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:51 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 18:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:01 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:51 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:14 – 05:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869371.27
Julian Day2457836.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0936°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.80°
🪷 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 (24.0936°), declination 1.43°, EoT -6.90 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: 2017-03-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)