पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 29, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.4 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो।

योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम्।।11.4।।
"11.4 If Thou thinkest that it can be made possible for me to see it, show me, O Lord of Lords, Thine own Eternal Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.4'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.72°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra200.30°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.85°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
बुध Budha150.80°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.21°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra155.21°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani294.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:06 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:03 – 14:32
Yamaganda05:38 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 10:05
Varjyam06:07 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:38 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:07 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:36 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:05 – 11:34 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:34 – 13:03 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:03 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:32 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:01 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:30 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:01 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:32 – 22:03 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:03 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:34 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:05 – 02:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:36 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:07 – 05:38 (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 Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871386.27
Julian Day2459851.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1707°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.43°
🪷 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 (24.1707°), declination -2.34°, EoT 10.52 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: 2022-09-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)