पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 26, 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 7.14 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
दैवी ह्येषा गुणमयी मम माया दुरत्यया।

मामेव ये प्रपद्यन्ते मायामेतां तरन्ति ते।।7.14।।
"7.14 Verily, this Divine Illusion of Phenomenon manifesting itself in the Qualities is difficult to surmount. Only they who devote themselves to Me and to Me alone can accomplish it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.14'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya98.93°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra259.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala280.10°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha119.17°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.47°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra143.12°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani249.67°DhanuMūla P3

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)17:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:06 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 40 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 19 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:33 – 03:31
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 Kāla13:41 – 15:31
Yamaganda04:30 – 06:20
Gulika Kāla08:10 – 10:00
Varjyam05:07 – 05:30
Dur Muhūrta 07:56 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha04:30 – 06:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:20 – 08:10 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:10 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:00 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:31 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:21 – 19:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta19:11 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:21 – 21:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:31 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:00 – 02:10 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:10 – 03:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:20 – 04:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869860.27
Julian Day2458325.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1123°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)159.93°
🪷 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 (24.1123°), declination 19.48°, 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: 2018-07-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)