पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 25, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।

"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.4'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	97.75°	Karka	Puṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra	197.46°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	86.00°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	98.97°	Karka	Puṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	121.48°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	126.47°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	214.05°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:29 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:12 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:24 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:35 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 43 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 16 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:31 – 03:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:15 – 04:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:12 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:10 – 10:00
Yamaganda	13:41 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla	04:29 – 06:19
Varjyam	05:06 – 05:29
Dur Muhūrta	07:55 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	04:29 – 06:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:19 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:10 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:00 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:50 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:41 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:31 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:22 – 19:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	19:12 – 20:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:22 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:31 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:41 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:50 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:00 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:10 – 03:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:19 – 04:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868763.27
Julian Day	2457228.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0704°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	102.19°

🪷 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 (24.0704°), declination 19.75°, EoT -6.18 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: 2015-07-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)