पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 15, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.22 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
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विश्वेऽश्िवनौ मरुतश्चोष्मपाश्च।

गन्धर्वयक्षासुरसिद्धसङ्घा

वीक्षन्ते त्वां विस्मिताश्चैव सर्वे।।11.22।।
"11.22 The Vital Forces, the Major stars, Fire, Earth, Air, Sky, Sun, Heaven, Moon and Planets; the Angels, the Guardians of the Universe, the divine Healers, the Winds, the Fathers, the Heavenly Singers; and hosts of Mammon-worshippers, demons as well as saints, are amazed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.22'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra323.78°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala324.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha217.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati223.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra193.90°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani255.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:22 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:11 – 13:47
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:36
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 10:32
Yamaganda12:48 – 13:57
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:15
Varjyam07:30 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla07:07 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:15 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:32 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:32 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:40 – 12:48 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha12:48 – 13:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta13:57 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:05 – 16:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha16:13 – 18:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:05 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla19:57 – 21:48 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha21:48 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:40 – 01:32 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:32 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 05:15 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:15 – 07:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870002.27
Julian Day2458467.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1178°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.06°
🪷 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 (24.1178°), declination -23.25°, EoT 4.18 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: 2018-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)