पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 18, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.13 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
"13.13 I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.24°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra121.51°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.13°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha40.43°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.63°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra46.14°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani192.49°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:20 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:01 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:42 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:26 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:22 – 03:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:06 – 04:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:01 – 19:38
Amṛta Kāla18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:00 – 09:50
Yamaganda13:31 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla04:20 – 06:10
Varjyam04:57 – 05:20
Dur Muhūrta 07:46 – 08:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:20 – 06:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:10 – 08:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:00 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:50 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:41 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:21 – 17:11 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:11 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:01 – 20:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:11 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:21 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:41 – 00:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:50 – 02:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:00 – 03:10 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:10 – 04:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867965.27
Julian Day2456430.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0399°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.65°
🪷 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 (24.0399°), declination 19.55°, EoT 3.69 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: 2013-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)