पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · December 6, 2035 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 8.17 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
सहस्रयुगपर्यन्तमहर्यद्ब्रह्मणो विदुः।

रात्रिं युगसहस्रान्तां तेऽहोरात्रविदो जनाः।।8.17।।
"8.17 Those who understand the cosmic day and cosmic night know that one day of creation is a thousand cycles, and that the night is of equal length." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2092 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1957 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1442
Malayalam Era: 1211
Nanakshahi: 566
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya229.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra297.15°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala337.06°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha242.01°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra258.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani114.44°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)16:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:36 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:17 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:46 – 06:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā06:13 – 06:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 11:55
Vijaya Muhūrta13:08 – 13:45
Godhūli Muhūrta16:01 – 16:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā16:13 – 16:36
Amṛta Kāla15:58 – 17:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 23:55

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:45 – 13:54
Yamaganda06:59 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla09:18 – 10:27
Varjyam07:22 – 07:37
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:59 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:09 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:18 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:27 – 11:36 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:36 – 12:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta12:45 – 13:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla13:54 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:04 – 16:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta16:13 – 18:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:04 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha19:54 – 21:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga21:45 – 23:36 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:36 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:27 – 03:18 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:18 – 05:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:09 – 06:59 (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 Year5137
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876202.27
Julian Day2464667.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3549°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.72°
🪷 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 (24.3549°), declination -22.45°, EoT 8.14 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: 2035-12-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)