पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · November 17, 2034 CE

🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.21 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।
"18.21 The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya210.41°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra275.99°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.03°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha200.82°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati339.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra176.21°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani100.68°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:22 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:30 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:06 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:38 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 44 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 16 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:49
Vijaya Muhūrta13:07 – 13:46
Godhūli Muhūrta16:10 – 16:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:22 – 16:46
Amṛta Kāla16:07 – 17:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:49

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:30
Yamaganda13:56 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 09:04
Varjyam07:02 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:38 – 07:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:51 – 09:04 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:04 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:30 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:30 – 12:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga12:43 – 13:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg13:56 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:09 – 16:22 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga16:22 – 18:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:09 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala19:56 – 21:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha21:43 – 23:30 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:30 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 03:04 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:04 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:51 – 06:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5136
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875818.27
Julian Day2464283.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3402°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.68°
🪷 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 (24.3402°), declination -18.95°, EoT 14.44 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: 2034-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)