पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 20, 2015 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.33 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
धृत्या यया धारयते मनःप्राणेन्द्रियक्रियाः।योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृतिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.33।।
"18.33 The conviction and steady concentration by which the mind, the vitality and the senses are controlled - O Arjuna! They are the product of Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra227.00°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.57°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha171.60°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati133.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra113.32°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani215.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:46 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:37 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:57 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:11 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:49 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:02
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:34 – 17:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:46 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:31 – 19:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:02

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:14 – 17:46
Yamaganda11:37 – 13:09
Gulika Kāla14:41 – 16:14
Varjyam05:58 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:28 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:00 – 08:32 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:32 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:05 – 11:37 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:37 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:09 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:41 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:14 – 17:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:46 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:14 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:41 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:09 – 23:37 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:37 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:05 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:32 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:00 – 05:28 (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 Śukla Saptamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868820.27
Julian Day2457285.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0726°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)78.64°
🪷 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 (24.0726°), declination 1.28°, EoT 7.35 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: 2015-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)