पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 29, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.5 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Paśya Me Pārtha Rūpāṇi · Behold My Forms
श्री भगवानुवाच

पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।

नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च।।11.5।।
"11.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Behold, O Arjuna! My celestial forms, by hundred and thousands, various in kind, in colour and in shape." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.94°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra343.99°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala352.42°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha184.65°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.50°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra156.79°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani271.92°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:42 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:12 – 13:54
Godhūli Muhūrta16:30 – 16:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:42 – 17:08
Amṛta Kāla16:27 – 18:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:46 – 14:05
Yamaganda06:14 – 07:32
Gulika Kāla08:51 – 10:09
Varjyam06:40 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:14 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:32 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:51 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:09 – 11:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:28 – 12:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:46 – 14:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:05 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:23 – 16:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:42 – 18:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:23 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:05 – 21:46 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:46 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:28 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:09 – 02:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:51 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:32 – 06:14 (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 Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870686.27
Julian Day2459151.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1439°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.95°
🪷 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 (24.1439°), declination -13.55°, EoT 16.43 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: 2020-10-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)