पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 7, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.14 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः।

आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तांस्तितिक्षस्व भारत।।2.14।।
"2.14 Those external relations which bring cold and heat, pain and happiness, they come and go; they are not permanent. Endure them bravely, O Prince!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.84°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra177.63°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.87°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha175.46°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.36°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra215.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani282.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:34 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:08 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:26 – 14:12
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:08 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:57 – 14:23
Yamaganda05:47 – 07:13
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:05
Varjyam06:16 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:47 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:13 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:05 – 11:31 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:31 – 12:57 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:57 – 14:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:23 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:50 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:16 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:50 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:23 – 21:57 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:57 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:31 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:05 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:13 – 05:47 (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 Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871029.27
Julian Day2459494.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1570°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.07°
🪷 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 (24.1570°), declination -5.52°, EoT 12.96 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: 2021-10-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)