पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 10, 2017 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.5 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्।

पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः।।1.5।।

"1.5 Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan, the valiant King of Benares, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, Shaibya - a master over many;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1424

Malayalam Era: 1193

Nanakshahi: 548

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	172.83°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	49.93°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	147.58°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	173.37°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	185.50°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	150.26°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	238.56°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:30 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:47 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:51 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 20 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 39 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:54 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:08 – 11:53
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:24 – 14:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:11 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla	16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:08 – 23:53

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:21 – 15:46
Yamaganda	08:40 – 10:05
Gulika Kāla	11:30 – 12:56
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:50 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:15 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:40 – 10:05 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:05 – 11:30 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:30 – 12:56 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	12:56 – 14:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:21 – 15:46 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:46 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:11 – 18:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:46 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:21 – 21:56 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	21:56 – 23:30 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:30 – 01:05 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:05 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:40 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:15 – 05:50 (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 Pañcamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869571.27
Julian Day	2458036.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1013°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	234.97°

🪷 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 (24.1013°), declination -6.65°, EoT 13.74 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: 2017-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)