पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 1, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.22 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
स तया श्रद्धया युक्तस्तस्याराधनमीहते।

लभते च ततः कामान्मयैव विहितान् हि तान्।।7.22।।
"7.22 If he worships one form alone with real faith, then shall his desires be fulfilled through that only; for thus have I ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.73°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra243.90°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.46°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha187.55°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.14°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra157.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani206.21°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:33 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:24 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:10 – 11:57
Vijaya Muhūrta13:31 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:10 – 23:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:33 – 13:01
Yamaganda07:08 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:33
Varjyam06:09 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:40 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:08 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:36 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:05 – 11:33 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:33 – 13:01 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:01 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:30 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:58 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:26 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:58 – 20:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:30 – 22:01 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:01 – 23:33 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:33 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:05 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:36 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:08 – 05:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868466.27
Julian Day2456931.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0590°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)82.88°
🪷 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 (24.0590°), declination -3.09°, EoT 11.17 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: 2014-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)