पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 1, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra18.69°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala274.37°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha117.32°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.97°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra179.20°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani248.34°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:58 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:03 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:02 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:17 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:17 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:26 – 10:05
Yamaganda13:23 – 15:01
Gulika Kāla05:08 – 06:47
Varjyam05:41 – 06:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:13 – 08:39

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:08 – 06:47 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:47 – 08:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:26 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:05 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:44 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:01 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:40 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:19 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:40 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:01 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:44 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:05 – 02:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:26 – 03:47 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:47 – 05:08 (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 Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869897.27
Julian Day2458362.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1138°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.02°
🪷 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 (24.1138°), declination 8.35°, EoT 0.48 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: 2018-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)