पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 18, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.76°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra17.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.01°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha204.93°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati299.71°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra256.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani283.95°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:21 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:33 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 41 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 18 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:22 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:07 – 13:46
Godhūli Muhūrta16:09 – 16:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:21 – 16:45
Amṛta Kāla16:06 – 17:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:43 – 13:55
Yamaganda06:39 – 07:52
Gulika Kāla09:05 – 10:17
Varjyam07:03 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:39 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:52 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:05 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:30 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:30 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:43 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla13:55 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:08 – 16:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:21 – 18:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:08 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha19:55 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:43 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:30 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 03:05 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:05 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:52 – 06:39 (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)1871071.27
Julian Day2459536.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1587°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.64°
🪷 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 (24.1587°), declination -19.23°, EoT 14.21 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: 2021-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)