पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 27, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।
"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.76°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra173.41°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.11°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha152.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.47°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra152.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani295.04°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:07 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 57 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 02 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:34 – 16:04
Yamaganda08:35 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 13:04
Varjyam06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:36 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:05 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:35 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:04 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:34 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:04 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:33 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:04 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:34 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:04 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:35 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:05 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871384.27
Julian Day2459849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1706°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.13°
🪷 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 (24.1706°), declination -1.56°, EoT 9.84 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: 2022-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)