पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 22, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.27 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।

प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ।।5.27।।
"5.27 Excluding external objects, his gaze fixed between the eyebrows, the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.13°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra40.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala183.64°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha77.13°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati96.48°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra69.92°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani202.35°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:26 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 48 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 11 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:28 – 03:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:12 – 04:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:32 – 17:23
Yamaganda08:08 – 09:59
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:41
Varjyam05:03 – 05:27
Dur Muhūrta 07:53 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:26 – 06:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:17 – 08:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:08 – 09:59 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:59 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:41 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:32 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:23 – 19:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:14 – 20:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:23 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:32 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:41 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 00:59 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:59 – 02:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:08 – 03:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:17 – 04:26 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868395.27
Julian Day2456860.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0563°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)303.13°
🪷 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 (24.0563°), declination 20.32°, EoT -6.10 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: 2014-07-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)