पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 20, 2028 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya213.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra258.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.17°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha213.48°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.06°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra184.13°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani11.96°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:19 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:31 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:56 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 37 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 22 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:54 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 11:50
Vijaya Muhūrta13:07 – 13:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:07 – 16:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:19 – 16:43
Amṛta Kāla16:04 – 17:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 23:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:54 – 09:06
Yamaganda10:18 – 11:31
Gulika Kāla12:43 – 13:55
Varjyam07:06 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Amṛta06:42 – 07:54 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:54 – 09:06 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:06 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:18 – 11:31 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:31 – 12:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala12:43 – 13:55 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha13:55 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:07 – 16:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala16:19 – 18:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:07 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta19:55 – 21:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla21:43 – 23:31 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:31 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:18 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:06 – 04:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:54 – 06:42 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873630.27
Julian Day2462095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2565°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.01°
🪷 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 (24.2565°), declination -19.77°, EoT 13.70 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: 2028-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)