पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 4, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.11 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे।

गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः।।2.11।।
"2.11 Lord Shri Krishna said: Why grieve for those for whom no grief is due, and yet profess wisdom? The wise grieve neither for the dead nor the living." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.89°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra135.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.90°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha178.45°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.48°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra211.82°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani282.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:52 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:58 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:28 – 14:15
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:11 – 08:38
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:32
Gulika Kāla12:59 – 14:26
Varjyam06:13 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:44 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:11 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:38 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:05 – 11:32 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:32 – 12:59 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:59 – 14:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:26 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:54 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:21 – 18:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:54 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:26 – 21:59 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:59 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:32 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:05 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:38 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:11 – 05:44 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871026.27
Julian Day2459491.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1569°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.25°
🪷 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 (24.1569°), declination -4.37°, EoT 12.10 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: 2021-10-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)