पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 20, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कामदा एकादशी — Kāmadā Ekādaśī
Fulfills righteous desires; removes brahma-hatyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.22 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यं लब्ध्वा चापरं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं ततः।

यस्मिन्स्थितो न दुःखेन गुरुणापि विचाल्यते।।6.22।।
"6.22 Finding That, he will realise that there is no possession so precious. And when once established here, no calamity can disturb him." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.73°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra98.57°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala303.19°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha352.79°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati20.70°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra315.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani318.12°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:47 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:52 – 13:23
Yamaganda07:19 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:52
Varjyam06:18 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:48 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:19 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:50 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:52 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:26 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:26 – 17:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:57 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:26 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:52 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:50 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:19 – 05:48 (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)1871924.27
Julian Day2460389.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1913°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.19°
🪷 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 (24.1913°), declination -0.03°, EoT -8.15 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: 2024-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)