पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 19, 2011 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.1'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	151.75°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	44.51°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	95.76°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	143.14°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	15.59°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	160.74°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	172.91°	Kanyā	Hasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:48 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:37 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:57 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 21 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 38 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:13 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:48 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla	17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:13 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:59 – 08:32
Yamaganda	10:05 – 11:37
Gulika Kāla	13:10 – 14:43
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:27 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:59 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:32 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:05 – 11:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:37 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:10 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:43 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:15 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:48 – 19:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:15 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:43 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:10 – 23:37 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:37 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:05 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:32 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:59 – 05:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1867358.27
Julian Day	2455823.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0166°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	256.82°

🪷 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 1.68°, EoT 6.98 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: 2011-09-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)