पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · October 18, 2019 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।

"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2076 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1941 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1426

Malayalam Era: 1195

Nanakshahi: 550

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	180.25°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	47.80°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	164.53°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	204.48°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	236.71°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	197.23°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	260.44°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	16:59 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:29 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:08 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:10 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 59 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 00 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:31 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:04 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:07 – 11:51
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:19 – 14:03
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:47 – 17:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	16:59 – 17:26
Amṛta Kāla	16:44 – 18:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:07 – 23:51

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:06 – 11:29
Yamaganda	14:14 – 15:36
Gulika Kāla	07:22 – 08:44
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:59 – 07:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:22 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:44 – 10:06 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:06 – 11:29 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:29 – 12:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	12:51 – 14:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:14 – 15:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:36 – 16:59 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	16:59 – 18:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:36 – 20:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:14 – 21:51 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	21:51 – 23:29 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:29 – 01:06 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:06 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:44 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:22 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 42.3601°

Longitude: -71.0589°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5121
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1870309.27
Julian Day	2458774.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1295°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	229.88°

🪷 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 (24.1295°), declination -9.45°, EoT 15.40 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: 2019-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)