पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 17, 2020 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 8.5 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम्।

यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः।।8.5।।
"8.5 Whosoever at the time of death thinks only of Me, and thinking thus leaves the body and goes forth, assuredly he will know Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.80°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra46.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha71.87°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.85°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra48.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani274.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:22 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:18 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:21 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 55 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 04 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:23 – 03:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:08 – 04:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:19
Godhūli Muhūrta19:06 – 19:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:18 – 19:55
Amṛta Kāla19:03 – 20:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:58 – 11:50
Yamaganda15:34 – 17:26
Gulika Kāla06:14 – 08:06
Varjyam05:00 – 05:23
Dur Muhūrta 07:51 – 08:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala04:22 – 06:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:14 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:06 – 09:58 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla09:58 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:34 – 17:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:26 – 19:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:18 – 20:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:26 – 21:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:34 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 00:58 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla00:58 – 02:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:06 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:14 – 04:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870582.27
Julian Day2459047.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1400°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)314.97°
🪷 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 (24.1400°), declination 21.14°, EoT -5.77 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: 2020-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)