पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 24, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.29 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा

विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः।

तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोका

स्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः।।11.29।।
"11.29 As moths fly impetuously to the flame only to be killed, so these men rush into Thy mouths to court their own destruction." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.29°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra58.07°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.59°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha151.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.75°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra186.62°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani320.72°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:34 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:00
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:00

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:37 – 16:07
Yamaganda08:34 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:35 – 13:06
Varjyam06:03 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:33 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:04 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:34 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:35 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:06 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:37 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:07 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:38 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:07 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:37 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:06 – 23:35 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:35 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:34 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:04 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872112.27
Julian Day2460577.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1985°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)257.70°
🪷 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 (24.1985°), declination -0.59°, EoT 8.79 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: 2024-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)