पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 2, 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 18.43 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शौर्यं तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम्।दानमीश्वरभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.43।।
"18.43 Valour, glory, firmness, skill, generosity, steadiness in battle and ability to rule - these constitute the duty of a soldier. They flow from his own nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya105.37°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra118.16°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.34°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha89.48°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra101.74°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani261.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:37 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:04 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:45 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:38 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 26 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 33 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:41 – 03:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:25 – 04:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:52 – 19:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:04 – 19:40
Amṛta Kāla18:49 – 20:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:02 – 11:50
Yamaganda15:27 – 17:15
Gulika Kāla06:25 – 08:14
Varjyam05:13 – 05:36
Dur Muhūrta 07:59 – 08:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:37 – 06:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:25 – 08:14 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:14 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:02 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:15 – 19:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:04 – 20:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:15 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:02 – 02:14 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:14 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:25 – 04:37 (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)1870232.27
Julian Day2458697.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1266°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)11.22°
🪷 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 (24.1266°), declination 17.87°, EoT -5.95 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: 2019-08-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)