पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 22, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya215.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra326.22°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala213.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha232.88°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.89°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra170.71°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani306.69°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:18 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:06 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:44 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 34 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 25 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:27 – 06:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:56 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:07 – 13:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:06 – 16:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:18 – 16:42
Amṛta Kāla16:03 – 17:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:31 – 12:43
Yamaganda07:56 – 09:07
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 11:31
Varjyam07:08 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:44 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:56 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:07 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 11:31 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:31 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:43 – 13:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala13:55 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:07 – 16:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:18 – 18:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:07 – 19:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha19:55 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:43 – 23:31 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:31 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:07 – 04:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:56 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871805.27
Julian Day2460270.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1867°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)111.69°
🪷 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 -20.03°, EoT 13.15 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: 2023-11-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)