पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 27, 2011 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.9 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।
"17.9 Those in whom Passion is dominant like foods that are bitter, sour, salty, over-hot, pungent, dry and burning. These produce unhappiness, repentance and disease." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.9'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya159.58°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra153.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.62°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha157.89°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra170.68°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani173.86°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:34 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:03 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:17 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:58
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:58

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:34 – 16:04
Yamaganda08:35 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:34 – 13:04
Varjyam06:05 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:35 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:05 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:35 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:34 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:34 – 13:04 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:04 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:34 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:04 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:34 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:04 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:34 – 22:04 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:04 – 23:34 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:34 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:35 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:05 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°
Longitude: -71.0589°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867366.27
Julian Day2455831.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0170°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)353.50°
🪷 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 (24.0170°), declination -1.43°, EoT 9.84 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: 2011-09-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)