पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 11, 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 7.30 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
साधिभूताधिदैवं मां साधियज्ञं च ये विदुः।

प्रयाणकालेऽपि च मां ते विदुर्युक्तचेतसः।।7.30।।
"7.30 Those who see Me in the life of the world, in the universal sacrifice, and as pure Divinity, keeping their minds steady, they live in Me, even in the crucial hour of death."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.30'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.24°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra108.90°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.04°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha110.59°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.56°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra159.75°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani248.86°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:46 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:20 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 05 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 54 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:54 – 03:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:36 – 04:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:18 – 10:03
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla04:46 – 06:32
Varjyam05:22 – 05:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:04 – 08:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:46 – 06:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:32 – 08:18 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:18 – 10:03 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:03 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:49 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:21 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:06 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:52 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:06 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:21 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:49 – 01:03 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:03 – 02:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:18 – 03:32 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:32 – 04:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869876.27
Julian Day2458341.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1130°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.37°
🪷 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 (24.1130°), declination 15.33°, EoT -4.91 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: 2018-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)