पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 15, 2019 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.56 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।

"18.56 Relying on Me in all his action and doing them for My sake, he attains, by My Grace, Eternal and Unchangeable Life." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.56'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 Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	117.83°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	292.48°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	123.58°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	99.73°	Karka	Puṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	230.40°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	117.78°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शनि Śani	260.63°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:50 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:47 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:24 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:30 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 56 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 03 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:59 – 03:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:41 – 04:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:47 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla	18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:33 – 15:17
Yamaganda	04:50 – 06:35
Gulika Kāla	08:19 – 10:04
Varjyam	05:25 – 05:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:05 – 08:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
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 Śubha	04:50 – 06:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:35 – 08:19 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:19 – 10:04 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:04 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:48 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:33 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:17 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:02 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:47 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:02 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:17 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:33 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:48 – 01:04 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:04 – 02:19 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:19 – 03:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:35 – 04:50 (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 Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870245.27
Julian Day	2458710.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1271°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	175.81°

🪷 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 (24.1271°), declination 14.19°, EoT -4.18 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: 2019-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)