पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 19, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya92.02°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra126.03°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.05°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha86.19°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.25°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra125.73°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.16°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:23 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:17 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:20 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:52 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 53 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 06 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:24 – 03:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:09 – 04:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta19:05 – 19:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:17 – 19:54
Amṛta Kāla19:02 – 20:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:25 – 19:17
Yamaganda11:50 – 13:42
Gulika Kāla15:34 – 17:25
Varjyam05:01 – 05:24
Dur Muhūrta 07:52 – 08:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Udveg04:23 – 06:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:15 – 08:07 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:07 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta09:58 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:50 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:42 – 15:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:34 – 17:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:25 – 19:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha19:17 – 20:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:25 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:34 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:42 – 23:50 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:50 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta00:58 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:07 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:15 – 04:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868757.27
Julian Day2457222.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0702°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)36.86°
🪷 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 (24.0702°), declination 20.93°, EoT -5.93 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: 2015-07-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)