पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 13, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.21 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।

कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।
"2.21 He who knows the Spirit as Indestructible, Immortal, Unborn, Always-the-Same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.23°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra31.77°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala181.46°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha202.81°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati241.64°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra229.53°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani262.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:32 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:26 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:09 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 53 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 06 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:08 – 13:47
Godhūli Muhūrta16:14 – 16:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:26 – 16:50
Amṛta Kāla16:11 – 17:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:29 – 12:43
Yamaganda07:46 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:15 – 11:29
Varjyam06:57 – 07:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:32 – 07:46 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:46 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:15 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:29 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:43 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala13:57 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:11 – 16:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:26 – 18:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:11 – 19:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha19:57 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:43 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:29 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:15 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:46 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:46 – 06:32 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870335.27
Julian Day2458800.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1305°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)185.29°
🪷 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 (24.1305°), declination -17.84°, 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: 2019-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)