पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · June 30, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.6 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।

अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।।
"6.6 To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya74.61°MithunaĀrdrā P3
चन्द्र Candra14.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala208.82°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha65.78°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati142.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra80.73°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani226.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:10 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:25 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:51 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:46 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 14 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 45 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:08 – 03:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:54 – 04:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:21
Godhūli Muhūrta19:13 – 19:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:25 – 20:03
Amṛta Kāla19:10 – 20:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 15:36
Yamaganda04:10 – 06:05
Gulika Kāla07:59 – 09:53
Varjyam04:48 – 05:13
Dur Muhūrta 07:44 – 08:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:10 – 06:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:05 – 07:59 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg07:59 – 09:53 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala09:53 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:48 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 15:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:36 – 17:30 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:30 – 19:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:25 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:30 – 21:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:36 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:48 – 00:53 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala00:53 – 01:59 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha01:59 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:05 – 04:10 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869104.27
Julian Day2457569.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0834°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.37°
🪷 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 (24.0834°), declination 23.15°, EoT -3.28 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: 2016-06-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)