पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 13, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.20 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
द्यावापृथिव्योरिदमन्तरं हि

व्याप्तं त्वयैकेन दिशश्च सर्वाः।

दृष्ट्वाऽद्भुतं रूपमुग्रं तवेदं

लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं महात्मन्।।11.20।।
"11.20 Alone thou fillest all the quarters of the sky, earth and heaven, and the regions between. O Almighty Lord! Seeing Thy marvellous and awe-inspiring Form, the spheres tremble with fear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.20'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.85°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra300.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala322.91°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha215.54°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati223.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra192.36°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani254.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:39 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:10 – 13:47
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:36
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:48 – 13:56
Yamaganda07:06 – 08:14
Gulika Kāla09:22 – 10:31
Varjyam07:28 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha07:06 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:14 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:22 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:31 – 11:39 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:39 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:48 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla13:56 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:04 – 16:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:13 – 18:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:04 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha19:56 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:48 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:39 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:31 – 03:22 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:22 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:14 – 07:06 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870000.27
Julian Day2458465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1177°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.69°
🪷 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 -23.13°, EoT 5.09 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: 2018-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)