पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 3, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.38 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराण

स्त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

वेत्तासि वेद्यं च परं च धाम

त्वया ततं विश्वमनन्तरूप।।11.38।।
"11.38 Thou art the Primal God, the Ancient, the Supreme Abode of this universe, the Knower, the Knowledge and the Final Home. Thou fillest everything. Thy form is infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.13°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra168.90°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala81.39°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha167.39°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.06°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra197.57°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani320.11°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:32 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:28 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:09 – 11:56
Vijaya Muhūrta13:29 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:09 – 23:56

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:00 – 14:27
Yamaganda05:43 – 07:10
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 10:05
Varjyam06:12 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:43 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:10 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:38 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:05 – 11:32 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:32 – 13:00 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:00 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:27 – 15:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:55 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:22 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:55 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:27 – 22:00 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:00 – 23:32 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:32 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:05 – 02:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:38 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:10 – 05:43 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872121.27
Julian Day2460586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1988°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.05°
🪷 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 (24.1988°), declination -4.09°, EoT 11.79 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: 2024-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)