पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 20, 2018 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 7.8 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
रसोऽहमप्सु कौन्तेय प्रभास्मि शशिसूर्ययोः।

प्रणवः सर्ववेदेषु शब्दः खे पौरुषं नृषु।।7.8।।
"7.8 O Arjuna! I am the Fluidity in water, the Light in the sun and in the moon. I am the mystic syllable Om in the Vedic scriptures, the Sound in ether, the Virility in man." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.20°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra185.72°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha117.66°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.25°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra136.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani250.04°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:24 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:16 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:39 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:26 – 03:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:10 – 04:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta19:04 – 19:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:16 – 19:53
Amṛta Kāla19:01 – 20:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:59 – 11:50
Yamaganda15:33 – 17:25
Gulika Kāla06:16 – 08:07
Varjyam05:02 – 05:25
Dur Muhūrta 07:52 – 08:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:24 – 06:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:16 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:07 – 09:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:59 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:33 – 17:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:25 – 19:16 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:16 – 20:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:25 – 21:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:33 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 00:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:59 – 02:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:07 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:16 – 04:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869854.27
Julian Day2458319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1121°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)89.65°
🪷 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 (24.1121°), declination 20.70°, EoT -5.99 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: 2018-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)