पञ्चाङ्ग — Boston, USA · July 28, 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 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16'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 Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.30°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra198.19°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala351.91°MīnaRevatī P2
बुध Budha82.04°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.46°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra56.36°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani273.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)04:33 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:08 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:13 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:23 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)14 Hours 35 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)9 Hours 24 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta02:36 – 03:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:20 – 04:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:56 – 19:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:08 – 19:45
Amṛta Kāla18:53 – 20:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:29 – 17:19
Yamaganda08:11 – 10:01
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:40
Varjyam05:09 – 05:32
Dur Muhūrta 07:57 – 08:26

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga04:33 – 06:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:22 – 08:11 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:11 – 10:01 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:01 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:40 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:29 – 17:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:19 – 19:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla19:08 – 20:19 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:19 – 21:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:29 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:40 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:01 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:01 – 02:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:11 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:22 – 04:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870593.27
Julian Day2459058.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1404°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)95.98°
🪷 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 (24.1404°), declination 18.91°, EoT -6.17 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: 2020-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)