पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · May 24, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.49°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra279.51°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.75°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha41.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.50°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra16.12°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani265.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:15 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:07 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:41 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:56 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:34 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 51 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 08 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:16 – 03:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:01 – 04:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:11 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:55 – 19:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:07 – 19:44
Amṛta Kāla18:52 – 20:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:11 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:50 – 11:41
Yamaganda15:24 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla06:07 – 07:58
Varjyam04:52 – 05:16
Dur Muhūrta 07:43 – 08:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:15 – 06:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:07 – 07:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta07:58 – 09:50 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:50 – 11:41 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:41 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:32 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:15 – 19:07 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:07 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:15 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:32 – 23:41 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:41 – 00:50 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:50 – 01:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha01:58 – 03:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:07 – 04:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870162.27
Julian Day2458627.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1239°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)242.44°
🪷 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 (24.1239°), declination 20.68°, EoT 3.31 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: 2019-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)