पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · June 17, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कामिका एकादशी — Kāmikā Ekādaśī
First Ekādaśī of Cāturmāsya; equivalent to gift of cow + svarṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.5 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्।

जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।7.5।।
"7.5 This is My inferior Nature; but distinct from this, O Valiant One, know thou that my Superior Nature is the very Life which sustains the universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya62.19°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra13.58°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala328.70°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha80.41°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati271.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra42.20°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani276.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:07 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:23 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:27 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)15 Hours 16 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)8 Hours 43 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:04 – 03:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā02:50 – 04:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:14 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta19:11 – 19:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:23 – 20:01
Amṛta Kāla19:08 – 20:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:14 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 13:39
Yamaganda06:01 – 07:56
Gulika Kāla09:50 – 11:45
Varjyam04:45 – 05:09
Dur Muhūrta 07:40 – 08:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha04:07 – 06:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:01 – 07:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla07:56 – 09:50 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha09:50 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:34 – 17:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:29 – 19:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg19:23 – 20:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:29 – 21:34 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:34 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 00:50 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha00:50 – 01:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga01:56 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:01 – 04:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870552.27
Julian Day2459017.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1388°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.24°
🪷 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 (24.1388°), declination 23.39°, EoT -0.61 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: 2020-06-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)