पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 23, 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 17.2 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति तां श्रृणु।।17.2।।
"17.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Man has an inherent faith in one or another of the Qualities -Purity, Passion and Ignorance. Now listen." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.2'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.84°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra173.41°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala84.69°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha94.74°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati121.07°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra126.37°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani214.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:23 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:39 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 46 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 13 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:29 – 03:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:13 – 04:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:32
Yamaganda04:27 – 06:18
Gulika Kāla08:09 – 10:00
Varjyam05:04 – 05:28
Dur Muhūrta 07:54 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:27 – 06:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:18 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:09 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:00 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 17:23 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:23 – 19:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:14 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:23 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:00 – 02:09 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:09 – 03:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:18 – 04:27 (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 Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868761.27
Julian Day2457226.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0703°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)80.65°
🪷 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 (24.0703°), declination 20.17°, EoT -6.13 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: 2015-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)