पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 20, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.46 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः।

धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्।।1.46।।
"1.46 If, on the contrary, the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in their hand, should slay me, unarmed and unresisting, surely that would be better for my welfare!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.80°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra230.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.44°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha235.14°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati194.41°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra201.43°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani242.29°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:19 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:05 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:07 – 13:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:07 – 16:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:19 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:54 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:18 – 11:31
Gulika Kāla12:43 – 13:55
Varjyam07:06 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:42 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:54 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:18 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:31 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:43 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha13:55 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:07 – 16:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:19 – 18:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:07 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta19:55 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:43 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:31 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:18 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:54 – 06:42 (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 Śukla Dvitīyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869612.27
Julian Day2458077.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1029°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.61°
🪷 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 (24.1029°), declination -19.69°, EoT 13.70 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: 2017-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)