पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · August 29, 2019 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.70 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।ज्ञानयज्ञेन तेनाहमिष्टः स्यामिति मे मतिः।।18.70।।
"18.70 He who will study this spiritual discourse of ours, I assure thee, he shall thereby worship Me at the altar of Wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1426
Malayalam Era: 1195
Nanakshahi: 550
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.32°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra111.39°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.48°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha125.08°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati230.85°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra135.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani260.05°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:05 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:20 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:30 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:58 – 05:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:25 – 15:05
Yamaganda05:05 – 06:45
Gulika Kāla08:25 – 10:05
Varjyam05:38 – 06:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:12 – 08:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Śubha05:05 – 06:45 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:45 – 08:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:25 – 10:05 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:05 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:25 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:05 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:45 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:25 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:45 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:05 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:25 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:05 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:05 – 02:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:25 – 03:45 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:45 – 05:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870259.27
Julian Day2458724.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1276°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)340.88°
🪷 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 (24.1276°), declination 9.51°, EoT -0.50 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: 2019-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)