पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 17, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.24 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च।

नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः।।2.24।।
"2.24 It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.24'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.74°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra318.23°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.48°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha166.01°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra225.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani282.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:59 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:05 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:19 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:59 – 17:27
Amṛta Kāla16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:37 – 16:59
Yamaganda11:29 – 12:52
Gulika Kāla14:14 – 15:37
Varjyam06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:59 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:21 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:44 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:06 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:29 – 12:52 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:52 – 14:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:14 – 15:37 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:37 – 16:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:59 – 18:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:37 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:14 – 21:52 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:52 – 23:29 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:29 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:06 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:44 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:21 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871039.27
Julian Day2459504.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1574°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.80°
🪷 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 (24.1574°), declination -9.27°, EoT 15.23 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: 2021-10-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)