पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 5, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra68.64°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.87°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha244.86°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati197.54°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra220.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani243.97°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:31 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 14 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 45 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:08 – 13:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:36
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:54 – 15:03
Yamaganda09:17 – 10:26
Gulika Kāla11:36 – 12:45
Varjyam07:22 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:59 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:08 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:17 – 10:26 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:26 – 11:36 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:36 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:45 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha13:54 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:03 – 16:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:13 – 18:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:03 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga19:54 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:45 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:36 – 01:26 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:26 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:17 – 05:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:08 – 06:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869627.27
Julian Day2458092.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1034°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.54°
🪷 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 (24.1034°), declination -22.37°, EoT 8.56 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: 2017-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)