पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 5, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.16 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्ष उदासीनो गतव्यथः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.16।।
"12.16 He who expects nothing, who is pure, watchful, indifferent, unruffled, and who renounces all initiative, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.70°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra12.97°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala52.83°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha242.75°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra239.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani296.02°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:17 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:08 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 14 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 45 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:45 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:08 – 13:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:36
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:17
Yamaganda10:26 – 11:36
Gulika Kāla12:45 – 13:54
Varjyam07:22 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:58 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:08 – 09:17 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:17 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:26 – 11:36 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:36 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:45 – 13:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha13:54 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:04 – 16:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:13 – 18:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:04 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta19:54 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:45 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:36 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:26 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:17 – 05:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:08 – 06:58 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871453.27
Julian Day2459918.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1733°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.79°
🪷 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 (24.1733°), declination -22.34°, EoT 8.56 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: 2022-12-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)