पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 15, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.40 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते।

एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्।।3.40।।
"3.40 It works through the senses, the mind and the reason; and with their help destroys wisdom and confounds the soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.40'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra265.71°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.38°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha253.83°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.85°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra197.64°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani307.83°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)07:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:40 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:54 – 06:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:21 – 07:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:11 – 13:48
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:36
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:32 – 11:40
Yamaganda13:57 – 15:05
Gulika Kāla08:15 – 09:24
Varjyam07:30 – 07:44
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala07:07 – 08:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:15 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:32 – 11:40 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:40 – 12:48 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:48 – 13:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg13:57 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:05 – 16:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:13 – 18:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:05 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala19:57 – 21:48 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:48 – 23:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:40 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:32 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 05:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:15 – 07:07 (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)1871828.27
Julian Day2460293.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.29°
🪷 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 -23.24°, EoT 4.18 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: 2023-12-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)