पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 16, 2011 CE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।

"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.22'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	148.83°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	8.75°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	93.92°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	137.58°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	15.77°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	157.01°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	172.57°	Kanyā	Hasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:53 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:28 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:08 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:44 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:21 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 12:03
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:53 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla	17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 00:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:05 – 11:38
Yamaganda	14:46 – 16:20
Gulika Kāla	06:57 – 08:31
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:43

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) (Drik)

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	05:23 – 06:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:57 – 08:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:31 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:05 – 11:38 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:38 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:12 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:46 – 16:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:20 – 17:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:53 – 19:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:20 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:46 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:12 – 23:38 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:38 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:05 – 02:31 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:31 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:57 – 05:23 (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 Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867355.27
Julian Day	2455820.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0165°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	223.47°

🪷 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 (24.0165°), declination 2.84°, EoT 5.87 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: 2011-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)