पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 15, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।
"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.51'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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.25°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra180.64°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.47°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha173.12°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra130.78°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani306.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:03 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:15 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:11 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:52
Vijaya Muhūrta13:21 – 14:05
Godhūli Muhūrta16:51 – 17:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:03 – 17:31
Amṛta Kāla16:48 – 18:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:52

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:40 – 17:03
Yamaganda11:29 – 12:53
Gulika Kāla14:16 – 15:40
Varjyam06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:56 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:19 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:42 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:06 – 11:29 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:29 – 12:53 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:53 – 14:16 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:16 – 15:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:40 – 17:03 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:03 – 18:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:40 – 20:16 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:16 – 21:53 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:53 – 23:29 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:29 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:06 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:42 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:19 – 05:56 (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)1871767.27
Julian Day2460232.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1853°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.48°
🪷 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 (24.1853°), declination -8.36°, EoT 14.86 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: 2023-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)