पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 19, 2011 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.14 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।15.14।।

"15.14 Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	121.72°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	0.25°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	76.13°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	118.05°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	16.03°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	122.28°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	169.61°	Kanyā	Hasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:54 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:41 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:20 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 46 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 13 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:04 – 03:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:46 – 04:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla	18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:04 – 11:48
Yamaganda	15:14 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla	06:38 – 08:21
Varjyam	05:29 – 05:51
Dur Muhūrta	08:07 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:54 – 06:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:38 – 08:21 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:21 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:04 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:48 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:31 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:14 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:57 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:41 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:57 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:14 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:31 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:48 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:04 – 02:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:21 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:38 – 04:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867327.27
Julian Day	2455792.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0155°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	241.95°

🪷 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 (24.0155°), declination 12.94°, EoT -3.29 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: 2011-08-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)