पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 18, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya211.50°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra137.97°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.63°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha216.51°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra217.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani295.06°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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)00:07 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:05 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 42 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 17 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 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 Kāla10:17 – 11:30
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla07:52 – 09:04
Varjyam07:03 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:55 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:39 – 07:52 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:52 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:30 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:43 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg13:56 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:08 – 16:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:21 – 18:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:08 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala19:56 – 21:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:43 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:30 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:52 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871436.27
Julian Day2459901.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1726°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)288.41°
🪷 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 (24.1726°), declination -19.17°, 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: 2022-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)