पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 18, 2015 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 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.07°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra113.88°KarkaAśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala81.39°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha84.06°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.05°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra125.48°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:22 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:20 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 55 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 04 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:23 – 03:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:08 – 04:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:06 – 09:58
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:34
Gulika Kāla04:22 – 06:14
Varjyam05:00 – 05:24
Dur Muhūrta 07:51 – 08:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:22 – 06:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:14 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:06 – 09:58 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:58 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:34 – 17:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:26 – 19:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:18 – 20:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:26 – 21:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:34 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 00:58 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:58 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:06 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:14 – 04:22 (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 Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868756.27
Julian Day2457221.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0701°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.35°
🪷 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 (24.0701°), declination 21.10°, EoT -5.86 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: 2015-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)