पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 20, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: सुब्रह्मण्य षष्ठी — Subrahmaṇya Ṣaṣṭhī
Worship of Kārttikeya as Subrahmaṇya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.2 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः।

सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।
"18.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: The sages say that renunciation means forgoing an action which springs from desire; and relinquishing means the surrender of its fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya122.66°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra181.75°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.88°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha145.38°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati127.03°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra115.68°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani214.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:56 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:17 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 43 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 16 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:06 – 04:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:47 – 04:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:30 – 15:13
Yamaganda04:56 – 06:38
Gulika Kāla08:21 – 10:04
Varjyam05:30 – 05:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:08 – 08:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:56 – 06:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:38 – 08:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:21 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:04 – 11:47 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:47 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:30 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:56 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:39 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:56 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:30 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:47 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:04 – 02:21 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:21 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:38 – 04:56 (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)1868789.27
Julian Day2457254.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0714°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.20°
🪷 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 (24.0714°), declination 12.60°, EoT -3.05 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: 2015-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)