पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 16, 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 18.57 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
"18.57 Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.57'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 Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.79°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra304.38°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.22°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha101.20°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra119.02°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani260.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:51 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:52 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:29 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 53 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 06 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:00 – 03:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:42 – 04:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:04 – 11:48
Yamaganda15:17 – 17:01
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 08:20
Varjyam05:26 – 05:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:06 – 08:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:51 – 06:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:36 – 08:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:20 – 10:04 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:04 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:48 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:32 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:01 – 18:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:45 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:01 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:32 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:32 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:48 – 01:04 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:04 – 02:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:20 – 03:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:36 – 04:51 (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)1870246.27
Julian Day2458711.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1271°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.54°
🪷 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 13.88°, EoT -3.97 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: 2019-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)