पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 4, 2013 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.9 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः।।16.9।।

"16.9 Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind - whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous - come into the world only to destroy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	107.80°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	76.02°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	80.15°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	88.91°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	74.05°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	140.77°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	191.11°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:39 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:01 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	02:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:18 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 21 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 38 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:45 – 03:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:28 – 04:39
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:49 – 19:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:01 – 19:37
Amṛta Kāla	18:46 – 20:31
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:13 – 19:01
Yamaganda	11:50 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:25 – 17:13
Varjyam	05:15 – 05:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:00 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · 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 Udveg	04:39 – 06:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:27 – 08:15 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:15 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:02 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:50 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:25 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:13 – 19:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:01 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:13 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:25 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:50 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:02 – 02:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:15 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:27 – 04:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868043.27
Julian Day	2456508.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0428°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	327.10°

🪷 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 (24.0428°), declination 17.24°, EoT -5.79 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: 2013-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)