पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 29, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.5 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यत्सांख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते।

एकं सांख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।5.5।।
"5.5 The level which is reached by wisdom is attained through right action as well. He who perceives that the two are one, knows the truth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.5'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.31°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra227.81°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.05°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha101.72°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra57.68°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani179.40°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:34 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:36 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:49 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 33 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 26 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:37 – 03:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:21 – 04:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:18 – 19:07
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla15:29 – 17:18
Varjyam05:10 – 05:33
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:34 – 06:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:23 – 08:12 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:12 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:01 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:40 – 15:29 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:29 – 17:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:18 – 19:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:07 – 20:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:18 – 21:29 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:29 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:40 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:01 – 02:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:12 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:23 – 04:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867672.27
Julian Day2456137.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0287°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)127.25°
🪷 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 (24.0287°), declination 18.69°, EoT -6.15 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: 2012-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)