पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 25, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.32 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन।

सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं सः योगी परमो मतः।।6.32।।
"6.32 O Arjuna! He is the perfect saint who, taught by the likeness within himself, sees the same Self everywhere, whether the outer form be pleasurable or painful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.32'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.73°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra121.71°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala202.94°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha142.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.92°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra111.38°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani203.33°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:01 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:30 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:14 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:13 – 04:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:54 – 05:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:42 – 08:23
Yamaganda10:05 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla13:27 – 15:08
Varjyam05:35 – 05:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:10 – 08:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:01 – 06:42 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:42 – 08:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:23 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:05 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:46 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:27 – 15:08 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:08 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:50 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:31 – 19:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:50 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:08 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:27 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:46 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:05 – 02:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:23 – 03:42 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:42 – 05:01 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868429.27
Julian Day2456894.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0576°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)354.30°
🪷 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 (24.0576°), declination 10.84°, EoT -1.71 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: 2014-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)