पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 13, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.32 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।

अध्यात्मविद्या विद्यानां वादः प्रवदतामहम्।।10.32।।
"10.32 I am the Beginning, the Middle and the End in creation; among sciences, I am the science of Spirituality; I am the Discussion among disputants." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.32'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.49°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra268.62°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.83°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha228.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati216.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra181.13°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani251.77°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:33 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:25 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:17 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 52 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 07 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:08 – 13:47
Godhūli Muhūrta16:13 – 16:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:25 – 16:50
Amṛta Kāla16:10 – 17:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:57 – 15:11
Yamaganda09:01 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla11:29 – 12:43
Varjyam06:57 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:33 – 07:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:47 – 09:01 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:01 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:15 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:29 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla12:43 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha13:57 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:11 – 16:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla16:25 – 18:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:11 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga19:57 – 21:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg21:43 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:29 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:15 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:01 – 04:47 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:47 – 06:33 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869970.27
Julian Day2458435.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1165°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.28°
🪷 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 (24.1165°), declination -17.90°, EoT 15.26 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: 2018-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)