पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 23, 2013 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।
"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1420
Malayalam Era: 1189
Nanakshahi: 544
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya126.05°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra332.23°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala92.55°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha123.99°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.81°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra163.33°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani192.18°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:29 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:11 – 04:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:51 – 04:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:05 – 11:47
Yamaganda15:10 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla06:41 – 08:23
Varjyam05:33 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:59 – 06:41 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:41 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:23 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:05 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:10 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:34 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:10 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:05 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:23 – 03:41 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:41 – 04:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868062.27
Julian Day2456527.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0436°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)206.77°
🪷 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 (24.0436°), declination 11.44°, EoT -2.27 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: 2013-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)