पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 4, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.25 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ध्यानेनात्मनि पश्यन्ति केचिदात्मानमात्मना।अन्ये सांख्येन योगेन कर्मयोगेन चापरे।।13.25।।
"13.25 Some realise the Supreme by meditating, by its aid, on the Self within, others by pure reason, others by right action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya228.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra260.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala101.56°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha232.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati52.55°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra271.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani318.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:58 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:35 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:11 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:20 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 14 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 45 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:44 – 06:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:12 – 06:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 11:54
Vijaya Muhūrta13:08 – 13:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:36
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 23:54

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:35 – 12:45
Yamaganda08:07 – 09:17
Gulika Kāla10:26 – 11:35
Varjyam07:21 – 07:36
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 Labha06:58 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:07 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:17 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:26 – 11:35 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:35 – 12:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg12:45 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala13:54 – 15:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:03 – 16:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg16:13 – 18:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:03 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha19:54 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta21:45 – 23:35 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:35 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:26 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:17 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:07 – 06:58 (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 Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872183.27
Julian Day2460648.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2012°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.50°
🪷 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 (24.2012°), declination -22.28°, EoT 8.96 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: 2024-12-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)