पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · June 20, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: आषाढ गुप्त नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Āṣāḍha Gupta Navrātri Start
Second Gupta Navrātri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.8 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम्।

धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय संभवामि युगे युगे।।4.8।।
"4.8 To protect the righteous, to destroy the wicked and to establish the kingdom of God, I am reborn from age to age." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya65.10°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra69.75°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.97°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha87.73°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati37.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra44.34°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani178.51°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:27 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:41 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 17 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 43 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:05 – 03:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:51 – 04:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:24 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 13:40
Yamaganda06:02 – 07:56
Gulika Kāla09:51 – 11:45
Varjyam04:45 – 05:10
Dur Muhūrta 07:41 – 08:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:07 – 06:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:02 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla07:56 – 09:51 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:51 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:40 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:35 – 17:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:29 – 19:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:24 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:29 – 21:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:35 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:40 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 00:51 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:51 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga01:56 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:02 – 04:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867633.27
Julian Day2456098.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0272°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.38°
🪷 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 (24.0272°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.24 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: 2012-06-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)