पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 23, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.30 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यो मां पश्यति सर्वत्र सर्वं च मयि पश्यति।

तस्याहं न प्रणश्यामि स च मे न प्रणश्यति।।6.30।।
"6.30 He who sees Me in everything and everything in Me, him shall I never forsake, nor shall he lose Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.80°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra98.00°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.71°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha139.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.50°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra108.93°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani203.23°TulāViśākhā P1

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)02:36 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:15 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:10 – 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 Kāla08:23 – 10:05
Yamaganda13:28 – 15:10
Gulika Kāla04:59 – 06:41
Varjyam05:33 – 05:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:09 – 08:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:59 – 06:41 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:41 – 08:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:23 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:05 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:47 – 13:28 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:28 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:10 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:52 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:34 – 19:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:52 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:10 – 22:28 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:28 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:47 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:05 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:23 – 03:41 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:41 – 04:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868427.27
Julian Day2456892.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0575°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)331.13°
🪷 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 (24.0575°), declination 11.52°, 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: 2014-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)