पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.21°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra245.36°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.87°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha181.66°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra135.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani306.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:55 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:11 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:12 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:18 – 14:01
Godhūli Muhūrta16:43 – 17:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:55 – 17:23
Amṛta Kāla16:40 – 18:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:07 – 11:29
Yamaganda14:12 – 15:34
Gulika Kāla07:23 – 08:45
Varjyam06:29 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:02 – 07:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:23 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:45 – 10:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:07 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:29 – 12:50 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:50 – 14:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:12 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:34 – 16:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:55 – 18:34 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:34 – 20:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:12 – 21:50 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:50 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:29 – 01:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:07 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:45 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:23 – 06:02 (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 Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871772.27
Julian Day2460237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1855°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.96°
🪷 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 (24.1855°), declination -10.18°, EoT 15.70 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: 2023-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)