पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · February 27, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: सीताष्टमी — Sītāṣṭamī
Birth-anniversary of Sītā per Phālguna-Kṛṣṇa-Aṣṭamī tradition.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.21 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वे हेतुः प्रकृतिरुच्यते।पुरुषः सुखदुःखानां भोक्तृत्वे हेतुरुच्यते।।13.21।।
"13.21 Nature is the Law which generates cause and effect; God is the source of the enjoyment of all pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya314.03°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra230.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala14.12°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha331.85°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.49°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra272.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani263.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:49 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:58 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:56 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:21
Yamaganda07:48 – 09:11
Gulika Kāla10:34 – 11:58
Varjyam06:52 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:24 – 07:48 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:48 – 09:11 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:11 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:34 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 16:08 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:08 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:31 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:08 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:34 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:11 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:48 – 06:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870076.27
Julian Day2458541.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1206°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.31°
🪷 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 (24.1206°), declination -8.51°, EoT -13.39 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: 2019-02-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)