पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 18, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.27 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम्।

उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम्।।6.27।।
"6.27 Supreme Bliss is the lot of the sage, whose mind attains Peace, whose passions subside, who is without sin, and who becomes one with the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra177.55°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.57°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha157.62°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra108.37°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani183.68°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:49 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:38 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:50 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:54 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:13 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:49 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:13 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:43 – 16:16
Yamaganda08:32 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla11:38 – 13:10
Varjyam05:58 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:44

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:27 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:59 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:32 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:05 – 11:38 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:38 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:10 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:43 – 16:16 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:16 – 17:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:49 – 19:16 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:16 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:43 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:10 – 23:38 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:38 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:05 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:32 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:59 – 05:27 (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 Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867723.27
Julian Day2456188.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0306°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)24.04°
🪷 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 (24.0306°), declination 1.78°, EoT 6.61 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: 2012-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)