पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 28, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.35 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।

येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्।।2.35।।
"2.35 Great generals will think that thou hast fled from the battlefield through cowardice; though once honoured thou wilt seem despicable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.68°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra91.66°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.81°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha172.46°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.31°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra237.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani283.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:43 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:17 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:13 – 13:55
Godhūli Muhūrta16:31 – 16:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:43 – 17:10
Amṛta Kāla16:28 – 18:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:47 – 14:06
Yamaganda06:12 – 07:31
Gulika Kāla08:50 – 10:09
Varjyam06:39 – 06:55
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: Mātaṇga (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:12 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:31 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:50 – 10:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:09 – 11:28 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:28 – 12:47 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:47 – 14:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:06 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:25 – 16:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:43 – 18:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:25 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:06 – 21:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:47 – 23:28 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:28 – 01:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:09 – 02:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:50 – 04:31 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:31 – 06:12 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871050.27
Julian Day2459515.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.86°
🪷 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 (24.1579°), declination -13.13°, EoT 16.40 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: 2021-10-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)