पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 9, 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 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.19'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.10°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra46.63°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.78°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha127.86°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.65°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra122.31°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani214.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:44 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:55 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:58 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 10 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 49 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:51 – 03:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:33 – 04:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:43 – 19:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:55 – 19:30
Amṛta Kāla18:40 – 20:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:09 – 18:55
Yamaganda11:49 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla15:22 – 17:09
Varjyam05:19 – 05:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:03 – 08:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg04:44 – 06:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:30 – 08:17 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:17 – 10:03 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:03 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:49 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:36 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:22 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:09 – 18:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:55 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:09 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:22 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:36 – 23:49 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:49 – 01:03 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:03 – 02:17 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:17 – 03:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:30 – 04:44 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868778.27
Julian Day2457243.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.84°
🪷 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 (24.0710°), declination 15.99°, EoT -5.21 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: 2015-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)