पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · March 20, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.13 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
"13.13 I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya335.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra238.66°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.85°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha347.61°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.02°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra344.01°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani243.28°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:53 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:56 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:11 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:19 – 08:50
Yamaganda10:21 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:54
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:48 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:19 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:50 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:52 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:54 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:54 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:25 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:56 – 19:25 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:25 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:54 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:52 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:50 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:19 – 05:48 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Mūla alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869367.27
Julian Day2457832.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0935°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.12°
🪷 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 (24.0935°), declination -0.15°, EoT -8.15 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: 2017-03-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)