पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 15, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.41 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः।

स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसङ्करः।।1.41।।
"1.41 When irreligion spreads, the women of the house begin to stray; when they lose their purity, adulteration of the stock follows." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.76°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra169.53°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.29°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha228.71°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati193.34°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra195.16°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani241.75°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:09 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 47 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 12 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:07 – 13:47
Godhūli Muhūrta16:11 – 16:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:23 – 16:48
Amṛta Kāla16:08 – 17:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:29 – 12:43
Yamaganda07:49 – 09:02
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:29
Varjyam07:00 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:35 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:49 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:02 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:29 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:43 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala13:56 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:10 – 16:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:23 – 18:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:10 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha19:56 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:43 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:29 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:02 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:49 – 06:35 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869607.27
Julian Day2458072.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1027°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)320.01°
🪷 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 (24.1027°), declination -18.49°, EoT 14.88 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: 2017-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)