पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 26, 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 18.7 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते।मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.7।।
"18.7 It is not right to give up actions which are obligatory; and if they are misunderstood, it is the result of sheer ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.7'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.17°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra134.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.23°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha125.78°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.78°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra59.24°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani237.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:30 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:36 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 40 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 19 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:33 – 03:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:17 – 04:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:47
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:40
Yamaganda06:20 – 08:10
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:50
Varjyam05:07 – 05:30
Dur Muhūrta 07:56 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Labha04:30 – 06:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:20 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:10 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:00 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:40 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:30 – 17:20 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:20 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:11 – 20:20 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:20 – 21:30 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:30 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:40 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:00 – 02:10 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:10 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:20 – 04:30 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869495.27
Julian Day2457960.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0984°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)35.15°
🪷 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 (24.0984°), declination 19.42°, EoT -6.19 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: 2017-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)