पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 25, 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 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya98.44°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra155.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala350.47°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha78.22°MithunaĀrdrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.83°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra54.02°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani274.18°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:30 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:42 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 41 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 18 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:32 – 03:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:16 – 04:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:48
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:10 – 10:00
Yamaganda13:41 – 15:31
Gulika Kāla04:30 – 06:20
Varjyam05:06 – 05:30
Dur Muhūrta 07:55 – 08:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla04:30 – 06:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:20 – 08:10 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:10 – 10:00 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:00 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:50 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 15:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:31 – 17:21 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:21 – 19:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha19:11 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:21 – 21:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:31 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:50 – 01:00 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:00 – 02:10 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:10 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:20 – 04:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870590.27
Julian Day2459055.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1403°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.48°
🪷 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 (24.1403°), declination 19.58°, EoT -6.18 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: 2020-07-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)