पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 6, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.2 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे।

तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
"3.2 Thy language perplexes me and confuses my reason. Therefore please tell me the only way by which I may, without doubt, secure my spiritual welfare." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.2'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra254.40°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala210.41°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha233.44°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati301.91°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra268.73°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani285.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:00 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:46 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 07:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:08 – 13:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:36
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:09 – 09:18
Yamaganda10:27 – 11:36
Gulika Kāla12:45 – 13:54
Varjyam07:23 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:00 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:09 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:18 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:27 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:36 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:45 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha13:54 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:03 – 16:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:13 – 18:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:03 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta19:54 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:45 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:36 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:27 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:18 – 05:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:09 – 07:00 (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)1871089.27
Julian Day2459554.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1593°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.81°
🪷 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 (24.1593°), declination -22.49°, EoT 8.14 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: 2021-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)