पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · September 9, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.1 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे।

ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।9.1।।
"9.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: I will now reveal to thee, since thou doubtest not, that profound mysticism, which when followed by experience, shall liberate thee from sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.1'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya142.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra132.41°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha131.05°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.13°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra185.44°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani248.32°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:25 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:39 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:15 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:15 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:29 – 18:05
Yamaganda11:41 – 13:17
Gulika Kāla14:53 – 16:29
Varjyam05:49 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:16 – 08:42

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:17 – 06:53 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:53 – 08:29 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:29 – 10:05 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:05 – 11:41 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:41 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:17 – 14:53 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:53 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:29 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:05 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:29 – 20:53 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:53 – 22:17 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:17 – 23:41 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:41 – 01:05 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:05 – 02:29 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:29 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:53 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869905.27
Julian Day2458370.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1141°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.80°
🪷 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 (24.1141°), declination 5.39°, EoT 3.28 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: 2018-09-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)