पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 13, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya145.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra143.28°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.16°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha170.74°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.24°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra110.83°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani215.36°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:39 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:24 – 17:59
Yamaganda11:39 – 13:14
Gulika Kāla14:49 – 16:24
Varjyam05:52 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:17 – 08:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:20 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:55 – 08:30 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:30 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:05 – 11:39 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:39 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:14 – 14:49 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:49 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:24 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:59 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:24 – 20:49 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:49 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:14 – 23:39 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:39 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:05 – 02:30 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:30 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:55 – 05:20 (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 Amāvasyā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868813.27
Julian Day2457278.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0723°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)358.39°
🪷 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 (24.0723°), declination 3.98°, EoT 4.75 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: 2015-09-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)