पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 30, 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 7.18 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्।

आस्थितः स हि युक्तात्मा मामेवानुत्तमां गतिम्।।7.18।।
"7.18 Noble-minded are they all, but the wise man I hold as my own Self; for he, remaining always at peace with Me, makes me his final goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.75°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra306.60°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha118.54°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.68°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra147.38°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani249.44°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:34 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:04 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:47 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 32 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 27 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:38 – 03:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:21 – 04:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:23 – 08:12
Yamaganda10:01 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 15:29
Varjyam05:10 – 05:34
Dur Muhūrta 07:58 – 08:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:34 – 06:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:23 – 08:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:12 – 10:01 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:01 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 15:29 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:29 – 17:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:18 – 19:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:07 – 20:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:18 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:29 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:01 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:01 – 02:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:12 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:23 – 04:34 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869864.27
Julian Day2458329.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1125°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)206.53°
🪷 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 (24.1125°), declination 18.56°, EoT -6.11 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: 2018-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)