पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 27, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.68 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
तस्माद्यस्य महाबाहो निगृहीतानि सर्वशः।

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यस्तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.68।।
"2.68 Therefore, O Might-in-Arms, he who keeps his senses detached from their objects - take it that his reason is purified." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya313.79°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra180.73°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.54°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha294.02°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.85°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra287.91°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani231.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:25 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:38 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:33 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:11 – 10:34
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:44
Gulika Kāla06:25 – 07:48
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Kāla06:25 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:48 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:11 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:34 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:44 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:07 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:30 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:07 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:44 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:34 – 03:11 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:11 – 04:48 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:48 – 06:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°
Longitude: -71.0589°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868980.27
Julian Day2457445.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0787°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)230.37°
🪷 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 (24.0787°), declination -8.62°, EoT -13.39 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: 2016-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)