पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 6, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: विजया एकादशी — Vijayā Ekādaśī
Rāma observed this before crossing the ocean to Laṅkā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.8 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः।

युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।।6.8।।
"6.8 He who desires nothing but wisdom and spiritual insight, who has conquered his senses and who looks with the same eye upon a lump of earth, a stone or fine gold, is a real saint." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya321.77°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra261.68°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala292.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha327.41°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra298.23°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani316.44°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:31 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:56 – 13:22
Yamaganda07:38 – 09:04
Gulika Kāla10:30 – 11:56
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Labha06:12 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:38 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:04 – 10:30 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:30 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:56 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:22 – 14:48 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:48 – 16:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:14 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:40 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:14 – 20:48 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:48 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:22 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:56 – 01:30 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:30 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:04 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:38 – 06:12 (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)1871910.27
Julian Day2460375.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.66°
🪷 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 (24.1907°), declination -5.54°, EoT -12.00 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: 2024-03-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)