पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 26, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.44°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra185.15°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.29°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha103.92°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati44.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra55.39°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani179.25°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:31 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:10 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:12 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:55 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 39 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 20 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:33 – 03:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:17 – 04:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:58 – 19:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:10 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:55 – 20:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:40 – 15:30
Yamaganda04:31 – 06:21
Gulika Kāla08:10 – 10:00
Varjyam05:07 – 05:31
Dur Muhūrta 07:56 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:31 – 06:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:21 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:10 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:00 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:40 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:30 – 17:20 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:20 – 19:10 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:10 – 20:20 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:20 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:30 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:40 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:00 – 02:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:10 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:21 – 04:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867669.27
Julian Day2456134.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0285°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)86.89°
🪷 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 (24.0285°), declination 19.38°, EoT -6.19 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: 2012-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)