पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 29, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: गीता जयन्ती — Gītā Jayantī (= Mokṣadā Ekādaśī)
Day Bhagavad Gītā was delivered at Kurukṣetra (Mahābhārata Day 1).
Historical anchor: Bhagavad Gītā delivered at Kurukṣetra (Mahābhārata Day 1) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.8 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या

द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्।

अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्

राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्।।2.8।।
"2.8 For should I attain the monarchy of the visible world, or over the invisible world, it would not drive away the anguish which is now paralysing my senses."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.8'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra340.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.10°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha243.79°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.31°TulāSvātī P3
शुक्र Śukra212.73°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani243.29°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:52 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:14 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:14 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:34 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 22 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 37 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:37 – 06:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:05 – 06:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:07 – 13:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:02 – 16:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:14 – 16:38
Amṛta Kāla15:59 – 17:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 12:44
Yamaganda08:03 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 11:33
Varjyam07:16 – 07:31
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:52 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:03 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:13 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 12:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:44 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala13:54 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:04 – 16:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:14 – 18:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:04 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha19:54 – 21:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:44 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:13 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:03 – 06:52 (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)1869621.27
Julian Day2458086.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.48°
🪷 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 (24.1032°), declination -21.48°, EoT 10.87 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: 2017-11-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)