पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 24, 2019 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 18.34 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।प्रसङ्गेन फलाकाङ्क्षी धृतिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.34।।
"18.34 The conviction which always holds fast to rituals, to self-interest and wealth, for the sake of what they may bring forth - that comes from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya96.77°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra355.27°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.64°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha92.33°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.91°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra90.66°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani261.98°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:28 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:13 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:33 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:36 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 44 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 15 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:30 – 03:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:14 – 04:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta19:01 – 19:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:13 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla18:58 – 20:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:41
Yamaganda06:19 – 08:09
Gulika Kāla10:00 – 11:50
Varjyam05:05 – 05:28
Dur Muhūrta 07:54 – 08:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:28 – 06:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:19 – 08:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:09 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:00 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:32 – 17:22 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:22 – 19:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:13 – 20:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:22 – 21:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:32 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:00 – 02:09 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:09 – 03:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:19 – 04:28 (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 Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870223.27
Julian Day2458688.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1262°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.16°
🪷 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 (24.1262°), declination 19.96°, EoT -6.16 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: 2019-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)