पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 11, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.20 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।
"17.20 The gift which is given without thought of recompense, in the belief that it ought to be made, in a fit place, at an opportune time and to a deserving person - such a gift is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.20'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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya84.86°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra285.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.54°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha104.53°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati170.18°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra42.31°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani238.46°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:22 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:18 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:09 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 04 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 55 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:17 – 03:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:02 – 04:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:20 – 15:20
Godhūli Muhūrta19:10 – 19:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:22 – 19:59
Amṛta Kāla19:07 – 20:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:35 – 17:28
Yamaganda08:03 – 09:56
Gulika Kāla11:49 – 13:42
Varjyam04:55 – 05:19
Dur Muhūrta 07:48 – 08:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:17 – 06:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:10 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:03 – 09:56 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha09:56 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:49 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:35 – 17:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:28 – 19:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:22 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:28 – 21:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:35 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:49 – 00:56 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha00:56 – 02:03 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:03 – 03:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:10 – 04:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869480.27
Julian Day2457945.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0978°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.52°
🪷 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 (24.0978°), declination 22.10°, EoT -5.11 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: 2017-07-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)