पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 1, 2019 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।

"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.42'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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	104.42°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	103.12°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	114.71°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	89.44°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	230.55°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	100.51°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	261.44°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:36 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:05 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:31 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:59 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 28 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 31 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:40 – 03:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:23 – 04:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:53 – 19:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:05 – 19:41
Amṛta Kāla	18:50 – 20:35
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:39 – 15:27
Yamaganda	04:36 – 06:24
Gulika Kāla	08:13 – 10:02
Varjyam	05:12 – 05:35
Dur Muhūrta	07:59 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	04:36 – 06:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:24 – 08:13 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:13 – 10:02 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:02 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:50 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:39 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:27 – 17:16 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:16 – 19:05 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	19:05 – 20:16 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:16 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:27 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:39 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:50 – 01:02 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:02 – 02:13 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:13 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:24 – 04:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870231.27
Julian Day	2458696.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1265°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	357.81°

🪷 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 (24.1265°), declination 18.12°, EoT -6.02 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: 2019-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)