पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 13, 2021 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.9 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यज्ञार्थात्कर्मणोऽन्यत्र लोकोऽयं कर्मबन्धनः।

तदर्थं कर्म कौन्तेय मुक्तसंगः समाचर।।3.9।।
"3.9 In this world people are fettered by action, unless it is performed as a sacrifice. Therefore, O Arjuna, let thy acts be done without attachment, as sacrifice only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.9'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.08°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra350.04°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha244.46°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.98°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra271.23°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani285.88°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:47 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:35 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 07 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 52 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:20 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:10 – 13:47
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:35
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:14 – 09:22
Yamaganda10:31 – 11:39
Gulika Kāla12:48 – 13:56
Varjyam07:28 – 07:43
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta07:06 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:14 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 10:31 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:31 – 11:39 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:39 – 12:48 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:48 – 13:56 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha13:56 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:04 – 16:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:13 – 18:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:04 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta19:56 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:48 – 23:39 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:39 – 01:31 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:31 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 05:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:14 – 07:06 (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)1871096.27
Julian Day2459561.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1596°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)110.04°
🪷 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 (24.1596°), declination -23.15°, EoT 5.09 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: 2021-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)