पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 18, 2011 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।

"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2068 Krodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1418

Malayalam Era: 1187

Nanakshahi: 542

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	150.78°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	32.49°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	95.15°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	141.27°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	15.65°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	159.49°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	172.80°	Kanyā	Hasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:26 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:50 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:38 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:26 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:50 – 18:21
Amṛta Kāla	17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:17 – 17:50
Yamaganda	11:38 – 13:11
Gulika Kāla	14:44 – 16:17
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:26 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:59 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:32 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:05 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:38 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:11 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:44 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:17 – 17:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:50 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:17 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:44 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:11 – 23:38 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:38 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:05 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:32 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:59 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867357.27
Julian Day	2455822.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0166°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	245.75°

🪷 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 (24.0166°), declination 2.07°, EoT 6.61 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: 2011-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)