पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 12, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.19 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य

मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम्

स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्।।11.19।।
"11.19 Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya235.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra288.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha214.78°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati223.29°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra191.61°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani254.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:05 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:10 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:19 – 07:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:10 – 13:47
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:35
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:39 – 12:47
Yamaganda08:13 – 09:22
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 11:39
Varjyam07:28 – 07:42
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha07:05 – 08:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:13 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:22 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:39 – 12:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:47 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala13:56 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:04 – 16:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:13 – 18:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:04 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha19:56 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:47 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:39 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:22 – 05:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:13 – 07:05 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869999.27
Julian Day2458464.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1177°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.87°
🪷 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 (24.1177°), declination -23.06°, EoT 5.54 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: 2018-12-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)