पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 12, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.19 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो नेङ्गते सोपमा स्मृता।

योगिनो यतचित्तस्य युञ्जतो योगमात्मनः।।6.19।।
"6.19 The wise man who has conquered his mind and is absorbed in the Self is as a lamp which does not flicker, since it stands sheltered from every wind." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.19'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.22°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra313.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.11°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha118.60°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati101.12°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra95.44°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani202.74°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:47 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:33 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 03 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 56 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:55 – 03:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:37 – 04:47
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:20 – 17:05
Yamaganda08:18 – 10:04
Gulika Kāla11:49 – 13:34
Varjyam05:23 – 05:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:47 – 06:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:33 – 08:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:18 – 10:04 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:04 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:49 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:20 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:05 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:51 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:05 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:20 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:49 – 01:04 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:04 – 02:18 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:18 – 03:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:33 – 04:47 (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 Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868416.27
Julian Day2456881.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0571°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.07°
🪷 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 (24.0571°), declination 15.04°, EoT -4.74 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: 2014-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)