पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 7, 2015 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.17 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः।अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते।।17.17।।

"17.17 These threefold austerities performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	110.18°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	19.53°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	94.48°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	124.34°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	124.23°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शुक्र Śukra	123.32°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	214.01°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:42 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:58 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:43 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 15 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 44 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:48 – 03:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:31 – 04:42
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:58 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla	18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:03 – 11:50
Yamaganda	15:24 – 17:11
Gulika Kāla	06:29 – 08:16
Varjyam	05:18 – 05:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:02 – 08:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	04:42 – 06:29 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:29 – 08:16 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:16 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:03 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:50 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:37 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:24 – 17:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:11 – 18:58 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:58 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:11 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:24 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:37 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:50 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:03 – 02:16 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:16 – 03:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:29 – 04:42 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868776.27
Julian Day	2457241.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	266.96°

🪷 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 (24.0709°), declination 16.55°, EoT -5.48 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: 2015-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)