पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 3, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.14 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः।।12.14।।
"12.14 Always contented, self-centred, self-controlled, resolute, with mind and reason dedicated to Me, such a devotee of Mine is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya196.91°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra213.63°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.08°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha215.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.10°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra235.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani318.72°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:20 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:35 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:28 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:47 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:22 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 15 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 44 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:07 – 11:48
Vijaya Muhūrta13:10 – 13:51
Godhūli Muhūrta16:23 – 16:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:35 – 17:01
Amṛta Kāla16:20 – 18:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:07 – 23:48

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:35
Yamaganda11:28 – 12:45
Gulika Kāla14:02 – 15:19
Varjyam06:46 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:20 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:37 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:54 – 10:11 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:11 – 11:28 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:28 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha12:45 – 14:02 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:02 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:19 – 16:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha16:35 – 18:19 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:19 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:02 – 21:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala21:45 – 23:28 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:28 – 01:11 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:11 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:54 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:37 – 06:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872152.27
Julian Day2460617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2000°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.32°
🪷 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 (24.2000°), declination -15.16°, EoT 16.38 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: 2024-11-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)