पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.28 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।

प्रजनश्चास्मि कन्दर्पः सर्पाणामस्मि वासुकिः।।10.28।।
"10.28 I am the Thunderbolt among weapons; of cows I am the Cow of Plenty, I am Passion in those who procreate, and I am the Cobra among serpents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya202.47°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra219.09°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.44°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha225.40°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.94°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra182.04°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani251.41°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:29 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:52 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:17 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 02 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 58 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:07 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:37 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:09 – 13:49
Godhūli Muhūrta16:17 – 16:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:29 – 16:54
Amṛta Kāla16:14 – 17:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:13 – 11:28
Yamaganda13:59 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla07:43 – 08:58
Varjyam06:52 – 07:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:27 – 07:43 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:43 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:13 – 11:28 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:28 – 12:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:44 – 13:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg13:59 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:14 – 16:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:29 – 18:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:14 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala19:59 – 21:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:44 – 23:28 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:28 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:13 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:43 – 06:27 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869966.27
Julian Day2458431.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1164°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.68°
🪷 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 (24.1164°), declination -16.79°, EoT 15.87 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: 2018-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)