पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.26°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra297.91°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.42°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha230.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra168.44°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani306.63°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:20 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:19 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 38 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 21 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:24 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:07 – 13:46
Godhūli Muhūrta16:08 – 16:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:20 – 16:44
Amṛta Kāla16:05 – 17:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:54 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:18 – 11:31
Gulika Kāla12:43 – 13:55
Varjyam07:05 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:41 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:54 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:18 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:31 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:43 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha13:55 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:08 – 16:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:20 – 18:08 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:08 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta19:55 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:43 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:31 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:18 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:54 – 06:41 (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 Aṣṭamī + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871803.27
Julian Day2460268.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)84.83°
🪷 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 (24.1867°), declination -19.59°, EoT 13.70 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: 2023-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)