पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · June 18, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya62.46°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra80.24°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala61.30°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha41.45°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.43°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra107.07°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani215.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:29 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 16 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 43 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:05 – 03:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:50 – 04:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:40 – 15:34
Yamaganda04:07 – 06:01
Gulika Kāla07:56 – 09:50
Varjyam04:45 – 05:09
Dur Muhūrta 07:41 – 08:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:07 – 06:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:01 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg07:56 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:50 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:40 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:34 – 17:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:29 – 19:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:23 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:29 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:34 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:40 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 00:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:50 – 01:56 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha01:56 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:01 – 04:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868726.27
Julian Day2457191.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0690°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)19.85°
🪷 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 (24.0690°), declination 23.39°, EoT -0.82 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: 2015-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)