पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 13, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।
"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya236.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra66.77°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.29°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha220.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati248.21°DhanuMūla P3
शुक्र Śukra266.67°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani265.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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)16:43 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:57 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:52 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:05
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 Kāla10:31 – 11:39
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:04
Gulika Kāla08:14 – 09:22
Varjyam07:28 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:05 – 08:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:14 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:22 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:31 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:39 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:48 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg13:56 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:04 – 16:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:13 – 18:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:04 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala19:56 – 21:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:48 – 23:39 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:39 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:31 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:22 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:14 – 07:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870365.27
Julian Day2458830.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1317°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)189.16°
🪷 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 (24.1317°), declination -23.11°, 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: 2019-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)