पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 14, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.39 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।

कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च।।3.39।।
"3.39 It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.39'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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra251.49°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha254.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.91°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra196.44°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani307.76°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:06 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:53 – 06:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:11 – 13:47
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:36
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:48 – 13:56
Yamaganda07:06 – 08:15
Gulika Kāla09:23 – 10:31
Varjyam07:29 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
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 Śubha07:06 – 08:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:15 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:23 – 10:31 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:31 – 11:40 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:40 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:48 – 13:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla13:56 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:05 – 16:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:13 – 18:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:05 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha19:56 – 21:48 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:48 – 23:40 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:40 – 01:31 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:31 – 03:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:23 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:15 – 07:06 (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 Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871827.27
Julian Day2460292.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.30°
🪷 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 (24.1876°), declination -23.18°, EoT 4.64 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: 2023-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)