पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 22, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.35°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra76.26°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala96.66°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha120.90°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.31°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra54.68°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani237.84°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:27 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:14 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:59 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:09 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 47 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 12 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:28 – 03:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:13 – 04:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta19:02 – 19:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:14 – 19:51
Amṛta Kāla18:59 – 20:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:08 – 09:59
Yamaganda13:41 – 15:32
Gulika Kāla04:27 – 06:17
Varjyam05:03 – 05:27
Dur Muhūrta 07:54 – 08:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:27 – 06:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:17 – 08:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:08 – 09:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg09:59 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:32 – 17:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:23 – 19:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:14 – 20:23 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:23 – 21:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:32 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 00:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg00:59 – 02:08 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:08 – 03:17 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:17 – 04:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869491.27
Julian Day2457956.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0982°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.64°
🪷 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 (24.0982°), declination 20.26°, EoT -6.10 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: 2017-07-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)