पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 24, 2017 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.26°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra105.86°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.94°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha123.42°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.54°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra56.95°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani237.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:28 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:12 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 43 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 16 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:31 – 03:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:15 – 04:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:12 – 19:49
Amṛta Kāla18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:19 – 08:09
Yamaganda10:00 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:41 – 15:31
Varjyam05:05 – 05:29
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:28 – 06:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:19 – 08:09 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:09 – 10:00 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:00 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:41 – 15:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:31 – 17:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:22 – 19:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:12 – 20:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:22 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:31 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:41 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:00 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:00 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:09 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:19 – 04:28 (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 Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869493.27
Julian Day2457958.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0983°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)9.45°
🪷 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 (24.0983°), declination 19.85°, EoT -6.16 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: 2017-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)