पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 5, 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 18.46 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।
"18.46 Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.46'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.24°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra163.01°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.24°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha90.25°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra105.44°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani261.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:40 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:00 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:36 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:22 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 20 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 39 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:45 – 03:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:28 – 04:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:48 – 19:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:00 – 19:36
Amṛta Kāla18:45 – 20:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:27 – 08:15
Yamaganda10:02 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:25
Varjyam05:16 – 05:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:01 – 08:29

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta04:40 – 06:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:27 – 08:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:15 – 10:02 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:02 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 17:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:12 – 19:00 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala19:00 – 20:12 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:12 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:02 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:02 – 02:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:15 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:27 – 04:40 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870235.27
Julian Day2458700.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1267°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)51.78°
🪷 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 (24.1267°), declination 17.09°, EoT -5.70 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: 2019-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)