पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 7, 2013 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।

"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	110.67°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	112.11°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.13°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	93.36°	Karka	Puṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	74.67°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	144.35°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	191.24°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:57 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:59 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 14 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 45 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:49 – 03:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:31 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:45 – 19:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:57 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla	18:42 – 20:27
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:50 – 13:37
Yamaganda	06:29 – 08:16
Gulika Kāla	10:03 – 11:50
Varjyam	05:18 – 05:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:02 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	04:42 – 06:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:29 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:16 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:03 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:50 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:37 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:23 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:10 – 18:57 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:57 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:10 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:23 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:37 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:50 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:03 – 02:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:16 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:29 – 04:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868046.27
Julian Day	2456511.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0430°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	1.85°

🪷 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 (24.0430°), declination 16.42°, EoT -5.48 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: 2013-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)