पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 10, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.4 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि।

युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः।।1.4।।
"1.4 In it are heroes and great bowmen; the equals in battle of Arjuna and Bheema, Yuyudhana, Virata and Drupada, great soldiers all;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra277.63°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.12°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha148.00°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra150.00°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani259.77°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:52 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 16:28
Yamaganda08:29 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:41 – 13:16
Varjyam05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:17 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:53 – 08:29 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:29 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:41 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:52 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:04 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:52 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 23:41 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:41 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:29 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:53 – 05:17 (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 Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870271.27
Julian Day2458736.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1281°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.90°
🪷 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 (24.1281°), declination 5.11°, EoT 3.65 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: 2019-09-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)