पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 24, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.30 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत।

तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.30।।
"2.30 Be not anxious about these armies. The Spirit in man is imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.57°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra262.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.40°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha138.60°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra114.31°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani307.77°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:03 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:08 – 17:39
Yamaganda11:35 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla14:37 – 16:08
Varjyam06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:32 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:03 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:34 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:05 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:35 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:06 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:37 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:08 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:39 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:08 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:37 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:06 – 23:35 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:35 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:05 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:34 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:03 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871746.27
Julian Day2460211.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1845°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.08°
🪷 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 (24.1845°), declination -0.30°, EoT 8.79 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: 2023-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)