पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 19, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.55 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

प्रजहाति यदा कामान् सर्वान् पार्थ मनोगतान्।

आत्मन्येवात्मना तुष्टः स्थितप्रज्ञस्तदोच्यते।।2.55।।
"2.55 Lord Shri Krishna replied: When a man has given up the desires of his heart and is satisfied with the Self alone, be sure that he has reached the highest state." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.21°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra231.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.19°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha179.97°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.34°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra134.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani306.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:57 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:25 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:02
Godhūli Muhūrta16:45 – 17:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:57 – 17:24
Amṛta Kāla16:42 – 18:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:51 – 14:13
Yamaganda06:00 – 07:22
Gulika Kāla08:45 – 10:07
Varjyam06:28 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:00 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:22 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:45 – 10:07 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:07 – 11:29 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:29 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:51 – 14:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:13 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:35 – 16:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:57 – 18:35 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:35 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:13 – 21:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:51 – 23:29 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:29 – 01:07 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:07 – 02:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:45 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:22 – 06:00 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871771.27
Julian Day2460236.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1854°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)52.35°
🪷 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 (24.1854°), declination -9.82°, EoT 15.55 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: 2023-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)