पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 31, 2016 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.21 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति।

तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम्।।7.21।।
"7.21 But whatever the form of worship, if the devotee have faith, then upon his faith in that worship do I set My own seal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya133.99°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra118.26°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala229.18°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha154.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra156.86°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani225.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:37 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 13:23
Yamaganda06:47 – 08:26
Gulika Kāla10:05 – 11:44
Varjyam05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:08 – 06:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:47 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:26 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:05 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:02 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:41 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:20 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:41 – 21:02 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:02 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:05 – 02:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:26 – 03:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:47 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869166.27
Julian Day2457631.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0858°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.26°
🪷 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 (24.0858°), declination 8.54°, EoT 0.15 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: 2016-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)