पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · June 20, 2017 CE

Also observed today

एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava
मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.23 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।

"16.23 But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	64.83°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra	7.73°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	75.83°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	62.61°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	168.90°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शुक्र Śukra	19.58°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	239.91°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:24 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:09 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	15 Hours 16 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	8 Hours 43 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:05 – 03:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	02:51 – 04:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:15 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:12 – 19:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:24 – 20:02
Amṛta Kāla	19:09 – 20:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:15 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:35 – 17:29
Yamaganda	07:56 – 09:51
Gulika Kāla	11:45 – 13:40
Varjyam	04:45 – 05:10
Dur Muhūrta	07:41 – 08:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	04:07 – 06:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:02 – 07:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	07:56 – 09:51 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	09:51 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:45 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:40 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:35 – 17:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:29 – 19:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	19:24 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:29 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:35 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:40 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:45 – 00:51 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	00:51 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	01:56 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:02 – 04:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869459.27
Julian Day	2457924.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	305.86°

🪷 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 (24.0970°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.24 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: 2017-06-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)