पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · June 2, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।
"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya47.62°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra143.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala63.92°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha26.95°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.81°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra1.53°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani241.22°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:09 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:15 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:27 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 05 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 54 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:09 – 03:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:54 – 04:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:12 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta19:03 – 19:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:15 – 19:52
Amṛta Kāla19:00 – 20:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:12 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:49 – 11:42
Yamaganda15:28 – 17:21
Gulika Kāla06:03 – 07:56
Varjyam04:47 – 05:11
Dur Muhūrta 07:41 – 08:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:09 – 06:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:03 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta07:56 – 09:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:49 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:28 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:21 – 19:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:15 – 20:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:21 – 21:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:28 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 00:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:49 – 01:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha01:56 – 03:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:03 – 04:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869441.27
Julian Day2457906.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0963°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.13°
🪷 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 (24.0963°), declination 22.19°, EoT 2.20 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: 2017-06-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)